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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

The new anti-corruption law in Bulgaria: what you have to know and will it work this time around
The newly established anti-graft institution was approved by Parliament last Thursday, but it is already signposted with red flags

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

Gov’t rushes through long-delayed modernization projects
Both the purchase of anti-ship rockets and armored vehicles might happen via direct negotiations with sellers instead of bids, which brings risks

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

N. Macedonia on the rocky road to European integration
The inclusion of Bulgarians in the Basic Law faces a plethora of obstacles

The week: How to revive the cities, 3 trends to follow, Varna’s polluted beaches
K Insights newsletter 01/09

Bulgaria calls new tender for oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea
Black sea is turning into a much wanted gas exploration site, but Bulgaria lacks behind Turkey and Romania

The "Skull" is back: What’s next for fugitive gambling oligarch Vassil Bozhkov
The shady businessman’s self-imposed exile in Dubai ended abruptly - and surprisingly - last Friday

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

Bulgaria's 2023 Budget: Salary Increases for Public Sector Workers
Following an 11-hour session, Parliament approved various new expenditures, focusing on salary hikes.

Bulgaria to back gas exploration in the Black Sea
BEH may acquire up to 20% interest in the consortium of the license holder

Is Constitutional reform still-born?
WCC-DB successfully involved their non-coalition partners from GERB and MRF in their bid to mend the judiciary, but the process has barely started - and can be torpedoed at any point