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Winter is coming: Bulgaria levies 10 euro per MWh tax on Russian gas transport and transit in Europe
Bulgaria adopts tariff on Russian gas that might see the price of Russian gas supplies soaring throughout Europe

The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations
Bulgaria, where natural catastrophes meet ungovernability

The week: From Ruse to Sofia, or why elections might not be all that important
Another election looms, Lukoil and Nexo lurch to fresh crisis and Ruse has some things going for it

Winter is coming, but natural gas is not: what is going on in Bulgaria?
In July, the energy regulator adopted the highest natural gas price so far this year for the regulated market

The IGB project: A game-changer on the Eastern European gas market
The link with Greece is the first project that will really reduce Bulgaria’s dependence on Russian gas


The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 1: How it works and who is behind it
In this two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state

The long road to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv
How Bulgaria and others helped Russia get to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv

Concern, not condemn: Bulgaria’s response to the Ukraine escalation
Behind the strongly worded support for Ukrainian integrity, many in Sofia still prefer to tread lightly so as not to anger the Kremlin and its zealots here

Borissov shows-up, a farmer speaks-up and what can you do with 12 tons of dates
A new government: big plans and little time; cartels in agriculture; why we're still dependent on Russia

TurkStream’s hidden costs: lost lives and damage to the environment
The Russian pipeline through Bulgaria received notable support from the state and was built with breathtaking speed - with a cost

Don’t call it "Turkish Stream". It is entirely Russian
A "Capital" investigation into the companies building and financing it reveals that all are under Russian control. US sanctions on the project have not yet been approved

Eyes wide shut (no more?)
The EU faces a conundrum: either get tough on Boyko Borissov or accept his "Orban lite" model

Postponing the Fall
How long will the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov dodge resigning after three months of protests and what comes next?

Sofia is putting too many eggs in Gazprom’s basket
The construction of TurkStream’s extension via Bulgaria will make the country too reliant on Russia again