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A tale from the (still) captured state, new elections and the Russians are coming... for now
K Insights 07/05: there are money for COVID-measures until June; who is the largest builder in Bulgaria
Construction business: the largest builder in Bulgaria
How Veliko Zhelev turned his Hidrostroy company into an empire
A toy war
How one toy retailer got mixed-up in anti-government protests and received an uninvited buy-out offer
The gambling war
The attack on gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov is yet another example of how politics and business in Bulgaria are intertwined
Is State Capitalism Marching On?
Within a brief period, Bulgaria’s government has aggressively injected billions of levs into key sectors, and has effectively started nationalizing businesses
MRF Corporation
Launched as a party fighting for the political representation of Bulgaria’s ethnic Turks, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms has morphed into a quasi-business organization quietly pulling strings behind the scenes
Keep your Americans close and your Russians closer
Prime Minister Borissov met President Trump in an attempt to align the energy and security interests of the two countries, but trod carefully so as not to infringe upon Russian interests in Bulgaria.
Who owns the newspapers in Bulgaria?
Most of their owners are semi-anonymous, print media lose ad revenue and sell their content to the highest bidder
Bulgaria's media-industrial complex
Bulgarian politicians helped create Delyan Peevski’s media empire, but now fall prey to its unrestrained influence and his demands
A New Image for Mr Peevski
A film production company is set to buy half of the newspaper business of the Bulgarian media mogul
The Deputy-PM Waging Multiple Wars at Once
Valeri Simeonov has proven himself as the most racy and controversial member of the third Borissov cabinet
The Rapid Demise of Bulgartabac
Bulgartabac as a case-study in the effects of Bulgaria's politically entangled privatization process: How Delyan Peevski managed to transform the one-time tobacco giant into a midget despite massive state support.
The Airman, the Fireman and the Businessman
In a verbal spat between General Rumen Radev, a former fighter pilot, and General Boyko Borissov, a former fireman, the rarely mentioned name of business mogul Delyan Peevski emerged but that may not amount to much
Russia’s Influence – What’s It All About?
Moskow plays an oportunistic role on the Balkans, it is not agenda-setter
Three risks to a smooth presidency
Bulgaria’s presidency of the Council of the EU is likely to run well but corruption, ultra-nationalists and language used by PM Boyko Borissov could spoil it all.
What is rocking GERB’s boat?
Bulgaria’s main ruling party may seem monolithic, but a series of scandals revealcracks in its foundations
The Unholy Trinity
The three parties from the United Patriots might turn to be the bane of the third Borissov’ government
The words you need to know this month
Sorosoids vs. Rubladzhii. Brown media. StaLbilnost (StaLbility)
The politics of justice
Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov uses his unchecked powers to harass politicians, while Bulgarians still wait to see the first successful anti-corruption investigation against a politician