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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

How 400 million levs in uncollected fines contribute to Bulgaria’s road carnage
The lack of control and sanctions to enforce the right-of-way for pedestrians at crosswalks lead to less revenue for the state - and more casualties

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

The hidden Roma economy and what we lose by letting them go
We can't keep people from leaving - or data from leaking + a rock from the sky

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

What’s to come: key developments to anticipate in Bulgaria this year
Dates and events to follow in 2023

The week: Catching-up with the neighbors and looking for a lost highway
The decisive month for Bulgaria, how we lost tens of millions on a highway, and whom did Stoichkov meet?

The week: Elections 2022: Pretend nothing’s happening; FDI down, caretaker Gov’t goes LNG
Parties lying low on big issues before vote, Energy Minister shifts stance on LNG and why do people from the "Yellow Cobblestones" cry?

Christophe Leclercq: Medias are an army of dwarfs, facing a world duopoly: Meta (Facebook) and Alphabet (Google)
The founder of the EURACTIV Media Network & Chair of Europe’s MediaLab spoke with Capital on the new European Media Freedom Act

Radev’s revenge, the looming deficit and a frog
Reality is back with a vengeance, GDP keeps growing, and our Real Estate report is out

All the President’s men: A new caretaker cabinet under the command of Radev
Who’s who in the caretaker cabinet of Galab Donev and what is at stake for them - and Bulgaria - in the next three months

Is the coalition going to survive? Six obstacles ahead
The four-party coalition wants to bury the rising number of contentious topics confronting it - but this can only work for a while

Houston, we have a (coalition and inflation) problem - but also a Resilience plan, at last
Ceaseless troubles for the ruling majority; more, yet pricier F-16s on the way & downgraded GDP forecast

The Coalition duel for the National Bank
In an attempt to thwart the election of TISP’s Lyubomir Karimanski for governor of BNB with the votes of the opposition, WCC nominated their parliamentary head Andrei Gyurov for the post

100 Days in Power: Where is the coalition heading to?
Three months into its mandate, the ruling coalition is splintered and facing a myriad of crises and inter-institutional wars