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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

Winter is coming, but natural gas is not: what is going on in Bulgaria?
In July, the energy regulator adopted the highest natural gas price so far this year for the regulated market

KInsights' Energy Report: Dashboard
Four graphs that show the long-term trends in the Bulgarian energy sector

The new transport corridor between China and Europe crosses Bulgaria
Central Asia's transport corridor is getting more important due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine

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

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

Bulgaria’s Top 10 Banks in 2021
Capital Weekly ranks financial institutions in terms of stability, profitability and dynamics

Bulgaria: More dependent on Russian oil
While diversifying gas supplies is difficult, but feasible task for the state, the same cannot be said about Bulgaria’s reliance on crude oil from Russia

Bulgaria’s liberation from Russian gas
The apocalypse dreaded by many after Gazprom stopped its supplies to Bulgaria did not materialize – on the contrary, it became clear that Sofia can reduce its dependence on Moscow gas

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

The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 1: How it works and who is behind it
In this 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

Houston, we have a (coalition and inflation) problem - but also a Resilience plan, at last
Ceaseless troubles for the ruling majority; more, yet pricier F-16s on the way & downgraded GDP forecast

The second F-16 deal: late and more expensive
Despite political hopes that the second batch of 8 US-made fighters would be cheaper, the initial offer price stands at 1.7 billion USD - a third more than in 2019

Steel gets more expensive or missing, hitting construction
The shortage is due to terminated supplies from Ukraine and Russia, which are big producers

The week: The closed sea, the doubling of the toll system and the end of the pandemic
K insights: we look for good city ideas to finance and we have a special report on the Tech sector

100 Days in Power: Where is the coalition heading to?
Three months into its mandate, the ruling coalition is splintered and facing a myriad of crises and inter-institutional wars