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The new owners of Sofia Airport: We have a 100 days plan to change the service
Meridiam fund talks about the fees, the low-cost plans and what will happen with the airport in 10 years time
The lost decade of Bulgaria
The governments of Boyko Borissov promised reform, but instead created an apparatus for extortion and clientelism
Svetoslav Ilchovsky: These people steal from us relentlessly
The businessman who rocked Bulgaria’s parliament in its final days over allegations of high-level corruption speaks to Capital weekly
Migrants have returned, will they stay?
Bulgaria has been losing people to the West for decades. COVID-19 rearranged that.
Who owns Bulgaria’s beaches?
Beach concessions remain reserved territory for selected players - mainly people said to have been connected with mafia-style structures in the past and owners of big hotel chains
No water to clean the garbage
Many Bulgarian towns live on water rationing and next to piles of imported waste because of intentional neglect by the authorities.
The Burgas riddle
The region finds it hard to expand beyond tourism despite its strong economic profile, good infrastructure and quality of life
Krumovgrad’s hill of gold
Bulgaria’s first mine since the end of communism starts operating with a $165 million investment by Canada’s Dundee Precious Metals
Witch hunter General
The selection of Ivan Geshev as the next Prosecutor General will likely go unopposed, triggering seven more wasted years on the anti-corruption front and even more blatant institutional abuse of power.
How Hard Can It Be?
Bulgaria may be catching up with the rest of the EU only slowly, but is now firmly ahead of other Balkan countries
Players to watch: Borissov’s demoted lieutenant
Tsvetan Tsvetanov, the senior lieutenant of GERB leader Boyko Borissov and parliamentary whip, fell from grace in less than three months because of Apartmentgate
Bulgaria continues its weapons export spree
Saudi Arabia consolidates its place as a top small arms export destination for the third year running, despite human rights abuses and uncertainty about where weapons end up
Meet the cities: The northern island
In spite of its infrastructure woes and the lack of large new investments, Varna remains a point of interest and a city full of subdued energy. It’s time to release that energy and support it.
Every breath we take
Sofia still faces a lack of efficient monitoring and initiative among the authorities to battle air pollution
