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The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated
For once, good demographic news; gambling ban - better late than never and a big mining investment

The week: How hard is it to buy trains?
The train won't be coming, The free electricity market neither, And the new Constitution is a mess

Rotation still on? Gabriel presents Radev with a fulfilled mandate, but WCC-DB remain silent
After 36 hours of uncertainty, GERB bids to wrest key ministries from WCC-DB

Gov’t rushes through long-delayed modernization projects
Both the purchase of anti-ship rockets and armored vehicles might happen via direct negotiations with sellers instead of bids, which brings risks

Leaks: How Bulgarian gas mafia and Boyko Borissov made a deal with Putin for Turkstream
The documents depict secret arrangements violating public procurement procedures and obeying Russian corporate interests

The blockade of the Danube Bridge
The estimated value of the repairs is BGN 21 million and will take 2 years to finish. Meanwhile, there is no alternative route

Bulgaria calls new tender for oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea
Black sea is turning into a much wanted gas exploration site, but Bulgaria lacks behind Turkey and Romania

Bulgaria: the election season is far from over
More parties and new coalitions promise to enter the next contest, which looks set for 2 April

Bulgaria tables another army modernization plan, but relies on allies to plug holes
Spanish aircraft and Italian ground troops to reinforce NATO’s flank in the country

Sofia’s flips over gas supplies show how fraught energy policy is after defying Moscow
After an inexplicable postponement, the caretaker gov’t and Bulgargaz finally open bids for short- and long-term LNG deliveries

The week: "Year Zero" for anti-corruption, new cabinet or new elections, the quick end of the Gemcorp memorandum
Captured state fights back, gas storage slowly fills up and a skyscraper that is not

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

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

Smart Organic goes public: everything you need to know
The company will use the funds to acquire a German competitor and build a new production facility

Ending with a bang: How the November elections got exciting
The entry of a brand new popular movement and two serious contenders for President Rumen Radev’s office have turned an already unpredictable 2 in 1 vote into a cliffhanger

The week: A very expensive winter is coming, the "disrupters" enter the political center and new cars sales grow fast
GERB, salaries and energy bills all head north