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The history of a veto: How Bulgaria’s stance on Skopje evolved
Sofia has hardened its position vis-a-vis Skopje quietly, but consistently in the past three years, practically sabotaging Western Balkan EU integration

The week: Bulgaria sails towards energy independence, brace for protests, why Ohrid is important
Gas and other disasters, rent-a-mob week looms, Ohrid is in from the cold

Sofia office market in 2021: more new offices, but also more vacant space
Rented office space increased, but vacant area reached a historic peak

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

Seven reasons why Bulgaria’s economic growth slowed down
The statistics office reported a surprisingly low 0.4% GDP growth rate in the third quarter of 2021

The week: A Mayor’s portrait, Hospitals are crumbling, and a Chef goes astray
If your city is not ok, blame it on us; elections are here

The office market’s explosive growth during the pandemic
Sofia office market added 100, 000 sqm in the second quarter of 2021 and the overall vacancy rate reached 14.3%

Extreme weather: What’s Bulgaria’s plan to tackle its effects?
A summer of scorching heat and forest fires across the mountainous country put people and nature at risk, highlighting the need for the state to be better prepared

A slap from across the ocean: US sanctions Delyan Peevski, Vasil Bozhkov, and Ilko Zhelyazkov
These actions represent the largest single act of sanctions in the history of the Magnitsky Act, targeting these three individuals and their networks encompassing 64 enterprises for "significant corruption"

16 centuries later: the Bishop’s Basilica of Plovdiv reopens as a kingdom of mosaics
A 10-million euro PPP between Plovdiv Municipality, America for Bulgaria Foundation and many other organizations has made this historic landmark the best museum in the country

How to spend secretly 100 million euro in Sofia; a breath of fresh air in the Parliament; exports are back on track
KInsights 17/04: A Russian billionaire in Sofia, a feisty old lady in the Parliament and the 6 billion euro everyone is talking about

Why we love the EU and pretend not to like Moscow; the two most endangered sectors in Bulgaria
K Insights 26/03: A lot of love for Brussels, a fraught relationship with Moscow and a snub from Beijing

The office market: Less rent, less construction
Vacant office space in Sofia reached a five-year high of 13% in 2020