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The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly
K Insights newsletter 07/03
The week: A map of industrial brilliance
Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica
The week: Numbers and why we should love them, elections and census results are out and Schengen maybe?
K insights 07/10: And I guess that’s why they call it the (post-election) blues
16 centuries later: the Bishop’s Basilica of Plovdiv reopens as a kingdom of mosaics
A 10-million euro PPP between Plovdiv Municipality, America for Bulgaria Foundation and many other organizations has made this historic landmark the best museum in the country
A budget to appeal to everyone
There is enough room for maneuvering in case of an economic downturn but reforms are nowhere in sight
When civic engagement works in Bulgaria
Bulgarians are often said to be insufficiently engaged civically but some cases prove otherwise
The autumn of everyone’s discontent
Protests calling for better conditions for disabled people and higher quality public works, through to demands to "change of the system", have rocked Bulgaria over the past three months, but there seems to be little momentum for snap elections just yet
You give the EU Presidency a bad name
International media focus on Bulgaria during the country’s presidency of the Council of the EU coincides with some ugly scandals that resonate across Europe and tarnish the image of the country which was already far from pristine
Is it really greens vs business in Bansko?
The possibility of Bansko ski zone expansion into the Pirin National Park sparked nation-wide protests, international public scandals and inter-institutional bickering, revealing the degree to which the Bulgarians state is captured by private interests
The one thing that frightens him
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has a weak spot for protests - especially when they target him or touch on sensitive topics
Bulgaria’s Political "Apprentice"
Patriotic pop-folk singer, TV host and majoritarian electoral system supporter Slavi Trifonov is moving closer to making the first political reality format in Bulgaria
Bulgarian race for top UN job
How Bulgaria missed a fairly good chance for a Bulgarian to head the UN