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A reluctant NATO ally, OECD invitation 15 years in the waiting and a new name for Telenor
Sofia hopes for the best - and not much more - in NATO-Russia clash, Telenor turns into Yettel and changes coming to the Energy regulator

New government, new Covid plan, but would it work?
With a huge new wave of infections sweeping through the country, the Petkov cabinet announces alternative regional lockdown measures

Daniel Lorer: Bulgaria will look for, not wait for investments
The Minister of growth and innovation of Bulgaria says corruption is the biggest problem

That's a "No" Skopje, the storm of the vaccinated anti-vaxxers and lights are off at the end of the tunnel
Radev keeps the reigns of N. Macedonia policy, the rise of the (jabbed) anti-vaxers and bye-bye to Sotir Tsatsarov

How Bulgaria’s internet slowed down
Network speed in the country was the fourth fastest in the world in 2009, yet now it ranks 53rd. Why?

The week: A smaller Bulgaria, the Macedonian hostages, and an MMA real estate tycoon
K Insights: Is small necessarily bad, how many tunnels can you dig for 12 bln. levs and what do e-buses and corruption have in common

Manufacturing exports drive growth in Plovdiv province
Its employment rate stands below Bulgaria’s average

After seven months, Bulgaria gets a regular cabinet
Kiril Petkov will lead the coalition gov’t of four parties, promising judicial reform, zero corruption and untapping the country’s economic potential

A gift for 25 million levs, a new financial overlord and a very wealthy referee
For-sale municipalities, a coalition is born, growth turns out to be 4%

The week: Capital goes to Plovdiv; welcome to the four-party state, the nuclear saviour
K Insights 03/12: top positions still veiled in secrecy, first snow causes no go-slow (surprise)

18 steps to government: What did the parties decide after a week of negotiations?
Cabinet talks led by election winner We Continue the Change run smoother than the previous two attempts, but difficult steps still have to be taken

The week: A Mayor’s portrait, Hospitals are crumbling, and a Chef goes astray
If your city is not ok, blame it on us; elections are here

A call to action: a National Plan for Cardiovascular Health is urgently needed
The experts have reached a consensus; the ball is now in the institutions’ court

The week: Bulgaria finally has a Plan, A local bank has some secrets and Peevski is back (sort of)
K Insights 15/10: It’s good to promise, but better to deliver; a rapper enters politics, Football people say "no" to change

What the caretaker gov’t did - and where it faltered
Stefan Yanev’s first cabinet exposed many of the previous administration’s flawed practices but failed to fix many of them

Quite a day: New caretaker gov’t, new elections and a new challenger
The second cabinet appointed by President Radev this year is notable mostly for its absentees - Finance and Economy ministers Vassilev and Petkov, who will now be entering the political fray