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Bulgaria’s undertrained police struggle in the face of an influx of migrant smuggling
Three Internal Ministry officers have died and one is in critical condition after clashes with traffickers and inadequate training and equipment are to blame

The week: the train problem, the Austrian surprise and the Russian oil
Trains, cities, and Elon Musk in the Northwest

Milara to deliver 500 commercial e-vehicles to USA by year’s end
The Plovdiv-based industrial robot manufacturer will focus on Sevic 500 development

Sofia is becoming software development center for global automotive giants
Visteon, Bosch and Mercedes already have engineering units in Sofia, Volkswagen is exploring the market

Beating plowshares back into swords
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might finally prompt the rearmament of Bulgaria’s military which has all but stalled in the past three decades

This week: Bulgaria finally sets foot on three seas, Elections are here (again) and how to lose 550 million on gambling
An e-car maker might land in Lovetch, you can fly to Varna

Market recovery: Bulgarian enterprises are booming
Industrial turnover rose in the double digits in March and commodity exports hit an all-time high

Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU
K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange

Machines and equipment: Pre-crisis growth
Capacity expansion boosted Bulgarian companies’ revenues last year but the slump in global automotive production will hit 2020 results

Bulgarian automobile market: Growing but getting older
In 2019, the share of diesel engines and vehicles that were more than 20 years old kept increasing

Organized crime in Bulgaria: Five popular beliefs re-examined
Bulgaria, unfortunately, has built an image of a country deeply affected by organized crime

TOP10 in metallurgy in Bulgaria: Metallurgy remains healthy amid global risks
Revenues in the sector continued growing in 2018, albeit at a slower pace

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.

You will know them by their appointments
The new coalition between GERB and the United Patriots offered very few pleasant surprises with appointments in top government positions