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The week: A new coalition was born, the billions for the road cartel were halted, what the hell has gone wrong with the Bulgarian army
"We will bring you down", we have 2.5 billion reasons to do so + an MP not afraid of going back to her village

How Renew Europe’s enticement of WCC got MRF nervous
The movement feels threatened from the combined prospects of the new party challenging its place in the European liberal family and new sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act

The week: The private border of Bulgaria and the EU, are we still on track for the euro and a stellar year for banks (so far)
K Insights 03/06: what happened with the refugees

The week: The end of golden passports, a new beginning for trains, and the best place in Europe for romance and wine
We’re not selling citizenship anymore, we’re buying: trains, batteries and a house in Barcelona?

Getting rid of Geshev, Tsatsarov and the specialized courts: What’s up with the judicial reform
The new authorities appear committed to oust the acting Prosecutor General, repair the anti-corruption organs and eliminate specialized magistracy

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

K Insights: A new must-meet friend in Sofia, pandemic politics, where the road-money goes and a few really big tenders
Weekly newsletter 25-29 January

Bulgaria's sluggish advance in the EU
The economy has grown, industry is turning towards higher technology, but reforms have stagnated, hindering the country’s potential

A budget to appeal to everyone
There is enough room for maneuvering in case of an economic downturn but reforms are nowhere in sight

Is Eurozone entry slipping away from Bulgaria?
Bulgaria may face fresh obstacles on its path towards the Eurozone and the Banking Union

Bulgaria’s ‘No’ leaves Brussels unimpressed
Many in Eastern Europe perceive changes to the EU’s road haulage legislation as yet another attempt to prevent companies in new member states from reaping the full benefits of the single market

Bulgaria’s rocky path to the euro
Sofia received a formal promise to join the euro, but it will need to follow a longer procedure in comparison with earlier applicants

When will Bulgaria catch up with the West?
Eastern European EU members are slowly but steadily converging with the richer European states

Bulgaria faces an additional challenge on the path to the euro zone
Despite advice not to rush, the country will apply simultaneously to join the EU's Banking Union and the euro's waiting room – ERM 2

When not failing is a great success
Bulgaria did not finish its presidency of the Council of EU with a new shiny image as many had hoped but it proved it can run the bloc’s day-to-day affairs

Bulgaria's no-glitch EU Presidency
Bulgaria completed its six month stint at the helm of the Council of the EU defying its worst critics

Euro-optimism and Euro-fears
Despite Bulgaria’s overriding enthusiasm for the EU membership, public opinion hostile to the EU has begun to take hold