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Winter is coming: Bulgaria levies 10 euro per MWh tax on Russian gas transport and transit in Europe
Bulgaria adopts tariff on Russian gas that might see the price of Russian gas supplies soaring throughout Europe

A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part II
Two years after the arrival of Russian oligarch’s son Anton Zingarevich, the finances of the leading Plovdiv football club in Plovdiv are a mystery

The week: It’s GERB’s election to lose. Again.
Who’s going to run the cities, is there a Recovery Plan at all, what is a Russian-born oligarch doing in Plovdiv

A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part I
Anton Zingarevich, the son of a Russian billionaire, has reduced several sports clubs worldwide to ruin. Now Botev Plovdiv is on the line.

The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations
Bulgaria, where natural catastrophes meet ungovernability

Bulgaria to sell Belene NPP equipment to Ukraine
Ukraine can use it in the Khmelnitskyi NPP or as a backup for various other plants

Need a windfall tax? Look at the Bulgarian nuclear money-making machine
Kozloduy NPP is one of the most profitable companies in South-East Europe

Bulgarian diesel exports to Ukraine slow down after initial flourish
The secrets behind the Bulgarian export lies in various local players

The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist
Money, guns and bloody populism (+ a really good book)

Chinese interests creep into Bulgaria through municipalities and educational institutions
Unlike elsewhere in the Balkans, Beijing’s influence in Bulgaria remains limited, an expert report claims

Will Lukoil continue dominating Bulgaria’s petrol market despite sanctions?
The war in Ukraine and the EU embargo on Russian oil won’t impact the giant’s hegemony

The week: The land of the wanna-bes, illegal migration makes a bloody comeback, an ex-mayor goes to prison and a singer squats
Dreams and realities, fences and guns, boxers and singers