What next for Justice reform?

The besieged cabinet has entered an inter-institutional war with the Prosecution, which has the backing of SJC and the parliamentary opposition

The day in 3 news: Parliament to decide on military aid to Ukraine this week, Foreign Ministry expels another Russian diplomat, SJC advances with bid to oust Geshev

The week: 100 days of hell, the missing half a billion and a mysterious crash at a large dam

A baptism of fire, a new port on the Aegean and an ambassador worth throwing out

Five days into the Ukraine war, Bulgaria continues to send mixed messages

While PM Petkov promises humanitarian and military aid to Kyiv, Defense Minister Yanev and BSP remain opposed to any significant moves in support of Ukraine

The day in 3 news: PM Kiril Petkov visits Skopje tomorrow; Head of Anti-Corruption Commission Tsatsarov resigns; Head of state-owned Avtomagistrali dismissed

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria asks EU for hospital equipment, We Continue the Change rises, Industrial Production up 10.5% in September y/y

The Week: The inevitable fifth wave, the surf-master Radev and the boom of online retail

K Insights 22/10: grocery stores flourish while clothes shops go under

The week: Is Bulgaria the limp pig of EU regulation, coal is (still) here, minimum wage surpasses Montenegro

Also: New Parliament is up, as well as the new 12 bn. Leva Plan

The day in 3 news: 150k Bulgarian trips to Greece may be canceled, Avtomagistrali’s bosses won’t budge, New head appointed to Specialized Prosecution

A month without Borissov: something is rotten in the state of Bulgaria

State bank funding oligarchs, state firms funnelling billions into cartels and secret services loyal to the party rather than the state - these are just part of GERB’s corrupt legacy

The week: The battle for Bulgaria has begun, Rumen Radev steps up, why the seaside beckons now

K Insights 28/05: Secret services revolt, energy sector on the brink and what’s wrong with the Nuclear Power Plant

The day in 3 news: National Security Agency gets new head, Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector in new delay, Russia fires another diplomat

The day in 3 news: Arrests for spying in the Defense Ministry, trade deficit down 58 percent, over 8,000 in hospital with Covid

Bulgarian Development Bank’s New Leadership

A dubious loan stirred public uproar in April, leading to the quick dismissal of the bank’s management but the new team seems unlikely to fix the systemic problems at the state-owned lender

Bulgaria strikes at AirBnB, Booking.com

After unsuccessfully trying to shut down the lodging sharing service, the GERB-led coalition government imposes a small fee on apartment owners

Perestroika at Lukoil Bulgaria

Valentin Zlatev has been replaced after 20 years at the helm of the Russian company’s operations in the Balkan country

GERB’s real (estate) troubles have just begun

A series of real estate scandals involving senior politicians, predominantly from the ruling GERB party or with ties to it, triggered hitherto unseen public outrage and serial resignations. The more profound effects are still to be felt

Rumen Radev steps up his game

The Bulgarian head of state has grown bolder as he enters the third year of his term but he is still some way from launching a new political project

Bulgarian society is drifting between the discomfort of the status quo and the uncertainty of alternatives

Mistrust in institutions remains overwhelming

Sofia’s successful guerrilla warfare against Brussels

So, what made Bulgaria the European Commission's darling?