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IT entrepreneur Vasil Terziev is the new Sofia mayor. What does he propose?
His program suggests reforms geared towards transformation of Sofia's governance and infrastructure

The week: Varna’s promise, Sofia’s divide, WCC's suspicious Brussels move, BG Football's dictator moment
K insights newsletter: 10.11

KInsights’ local election guide: What to watch out for
The upcoming vote will be a test for established and rising parties alike, and might lead to redistribution of power at national level

The week: It’s GERB’s election to lose. Again.
Who’s going to run the cities, is there a Recovery Plan at all, what is a Russian-born oligarch doing in Plovdiv

100 days of the Denkov-Gabriel gov’t: what was (not) done?
Beyond its pro-Ukrainian tilt, the cabinet has so far only been noted for its appointment scandals, its dependency on MRF and the absence of promised key reforms

The founder of the largest Bulgarian insurer has been shot in Sofia
Alexey Petrov - founder of Lev Ins, which insured the reconstruction of Camp Nou, was a visible remnant of the 90s and a key figure in business and politics

To Euro or not to Euro: What is happening with the adoption of the common EU currency in Bulgaria
All you need to know - from Vazrazhdane’s referendum to Assen Vassilev’s parallel currency idea

How Bulgaria’s pop stars started fighting the "gender" wars
Although Bulgarian music often imitates Western trends, in recent times revered artists have tried to reconnect with their audiences by demonstrating mistrust in democracy and liberal values

The week: Ursula to the rescue, charging stations are coming, Schengen and other pipe dreams
The dangers of indecision

Despite hiccups, Bulgaria is poised to get its first "rotational cabinet"
WCC-DB and GERB managed to broker a compromise after some limited concessions from the reformists

The week: Bulgarian politics in meltdown, corruption scandals revived and budget troubles
The unenviable task of trying to explain all this

Laundering Borissov, purging the secret services, coordinating with embassies: What froze cabinet talks?
A leaked discussion of WCC’s National Council has jeopardized government negotiations with GERB

The week: A coalition is (still) born, a mobster is killed, and a Booker is won
K Insights newsletter 26/05

Last-minute rotation: GERB and WCC-DB agree on a government
It will be formed with the second mandate of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and will have Mariya Gabriel as his deputy. They will then swap positions after nine months.

Need a windfall tax? Look at the Bulgarian nuclear money-making machine
Kozloduy NPP is one of the most profitable companies in South-East Europe