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A smuggler for a day: how migrants pass through Bulgaria
The story of a driver who transported refugees via the black market in Telegram
The week: The mystery of the Bulgarian housing market
The (very) strange Bulgarian housing market, a not so strange election and a bag of coke
How Bulgaria’s pop stars started fighting the "gender" wars
Although Bulgarian music often imitates Western trends, in recent times revered artists have tried to reconnect with their audiences by demonstrating mistrust in democracy and liberal values
Angela Rodel: "The past can become dangerous when it becomes collectivized, shallow and sold back as propaganda"
The translator of the award-winning novel by Georgi Gospodinov talks linguistics, the dangers lurking in the collective past and how Bulgaria has changed in the past 20 years
"Unconventional proposal." Are GERB and WCC-DB working towards a gov’t?
In a sign of goodwill, the leaders of the two factions met for the first time on Tuesday, but a breakthrough remains far off
The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist
Money, guns and bloody populism (+ a really good book)
The private border of Bulgaria and the EU
Kiril Petkov’s government suddenly collapses when it delves into the issue of a shady business operating on the border with Turkey for over a decade.
How to get to Plovdiv Airport from the city
With the shuttle service restarting after a six-month hiatus, it now takes 15 minutes to get from the city to the airport - but only if you find the correct information
Kadri Simson: Replacing all Russian gas immediately is impossible, cutting consumption must be part of our strategy
The EU Energy Policy Commissioner talks to Capital weekly about the risk of a complete cut-off from Russian gas - and what the EU plans to do about it
The new Bulgarian radical party - how worried should we be about Vazrazhdane
The leader Kostadin Kostadinov uses very well the social media and jumps on the populist anti-establishment bandwagons but cannot propose a viable agenda for governing
Putting an end to this agony: Trifonov leaves the coalition, WCC promises minority gov’t
TISP leader claims he abdicates over N. Macedonia "treachery" and gov’t debt, WCC blames Trifonov’s party for backing off from corruption reforms and trying to feed the road cartel
How Renew Europe’s enticement of WCC got MRF nervous
The movement feels threatened from the combined prospects of the new party challenging its place in the European liberal family and new sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act
The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 2: The real players
In the second article of a two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state
If you can’t silence them, SLAPP them: a new wave of judicial attacks hits Bulgarian media
Court cases targeting critical journalists and publications intensify
A gift for 25 million levs, a new financial overlord and a very wealthy referee
For-sale municipalities, a coalition is born, growth turns out to be 4%
Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections
The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration