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

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria to cease Russian oil imports from October 2024; Crypto bank Nexo court cases ended; State gas price to fall

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 new anti-corruption law in Bulgaria: what you have to know and will it work this time around

The newly established anti-graft institution was approved by Parliament last Thursday, but it is already signposted with red flags

100 days of the Denkov-Gabriel gov’t: what was (not) done?

Beyond its pro-Ukrainian tilt, the cabinet has so far only been noted for its appointment scandals, its dependency on MRF and the absence of promised key reforms

The week: Ursula to the rescue, charging stations are coming, Schengen and other pipe dreams

The dangers of indecision

Geshev officially enters politics, while War of Prosecution Succession wages

Justice Minister, judges and NGOs protest against Borislav Sarafov’s appointment

The day in 3 news: Sarafov is new chief prosecutor; U-turn in Bulgaria’s Ukraine policy; State oil company liquidated

The day in 3 news: Pathway to prosecute Geshev approved; No cabinet, no budget is Borissov’s new ultimatum; Unemployment falls below 5% in Q1

The new Magnitsky sanctions for Bulgaria: Who has been named and why

The US continues its anti-corruption pressure in tandem with the UK, by adding two former ministers, two former MPs and an energy official to the list

Nexo’s troubles, Bulgaria refuses to close coal plants, Lukoil returns

Prosecution goes after cryptobank, no chance of gov’t and coal to stay until 2038

Schengen is shut, Bulgaria needs brain surgeon and which are the country’s biggest businesses

Gov’t mandate roulette kicks off, Boyko is the (old) Messi, K100 business ranking now in English

Why and how a municipality in Bulgaria voted for a full moratorium on wind power

An entertainment park about history wanted to stop a 1.2 billion wind project – and then ensure that no other candidates would emerge

Day in 3 news: Petkov announces further delay of Bulgaria-Greece gas link’s launch, MPs allow construction contracts to be indexed to inflation, Producer prices rise 41% in June

Sofia warns Skopje after anti-Bulgarian protests; President Radev: best time for elections is October; Bulgarians get news mostly from TV and social media

Day in 3 news: Vassilev returns gov’t mandate unfulfilled, Supreme Judicial Council fails to sack Geshev, MPs unanimously hike VAT registration threshold to 100,000 BGN

Business in Bulgaria can start using solar energy a lot easier

A new bill allows photovoltaic installations up to 5 megawatts for one’s own use

Four risks for the Bulgarian economy after the collapse of the ruling coalition

Bulgaria shifting away from the eurozone and EU funds, strong regulators and energy reform

Strange protests and even stranger anti-inflation measures, plus the new owner of the Maritza Iztok - 3 coal power plant

Protest for the sake of protesting, Italian soldiers are welcomed and a new owner for the second largest TPP in Bulgaria

The week: The gas is off, the fight is on, Petkov goes to Kiyv, and do you need that salary of yours

K Insights 29/04: legalizing the industrial hemp, are 100 diplomats too many?