Day in 3 news: WCC-DB sets conditions for mandate; 1 million levs worth of cocaine found at border, Heatwave causes hundreds of fires

Who is Evelin Banev-Brendo, the narcotrafficker who handed himself in last week?

The mafioso with over 30 years of accumulated sentences abroad goes to prison, but his high-level protectors won’t

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map

We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison

The day in 3 news: Long-sought drugs boss Brendo surrenders; MRF will support GERB’s cabinet; Solar association goes on protest for prices

The day in 3 news: Record cocaine haul in Burgas port; Petkov: GERB barred crucial reforms; Winter saw slowdown in housing prices

The day in 3 news: Domuschiev’s cocaine ship released; Ministry of Education to investigate Shkolo sale; Vbox7 videos deleted

The week: The year ends on a high with a Budget and a Constitution, A ship company in trouble, and Russia gets slapped twice

K Insights Newsletter 22/12

The day in 3 news: EC approves Sofia’s energy plans; 500kg cocaine found on Bulgarian ship; Bozhkov again accuses Borissov and Peevski

The week: The mystery of the Bulgarian housing market

The (very) strange Bulgarian housing market, a not so strange election and a bag of coke

The day in 3 news: WCC MP resigns amid recording row; Motive for Kamenov’s murder unclear; Dairy deal shakes sector

What is the Bulgarian mafia – and why does it matter?

"Thugs – out" and "Mafia" have become the signature chants of this summer’s anti-governmental protests. There are deeply rooted reasons for this.