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The week: A 7.5 tremor in the non-coalition
Tremors in the coalition, Budget is in, Mihailov is out and Zakharova is pissed

IT entrepreneur Vasil Terziev is the new Sofia mayor. What does he propose?
His program suggests reforms geared towards transformation of Sofia's governance and infrastructure

The week: Emperor Mihaylov lets Sofia burn
The 1989 of Bulgarian Football, Economy slows down, The ups&downs of Burgas

Protests, corruption and hiding from fans: Bulgaria’s football reaches a boiling point
Bulgarian football is going down for years, but the exclamation point is now

The biggest agricultural companies: In the fields of war
Bulgarian grain growers and retailers earned higher revenues and profits in 2022, but face tough seasons ahead

The week: Varna’s promise, Sofia’s divide, WCC's suspicious Brussels move, BG Football's dictator moment
K insights newsletter: 10.11

Local elections, round 2: Terziev in knife edge Sofia victory, GERB’s regional hegemony cracks
Record-low turnout, a very colorful picture across the country and a vengeful Borissov

KInsights’ local election guide: What to watch out for
The upcoming vote will be a test for established and rising parties alike, and might lead to redistribution of power at national level

The end of Barcelonagate? Borissov’s whitewashing continues as planned
Despite the change of leadership, the State Prosecution has buried one more high-profile case against a top brass politician

The week: A very sudden twist
Slapping Russia in the face, Borissov is not corrupt, Open-air teaching gets a boost

Business meets government for the 17th time: what’s next for Bulgaria in 2024
Joining the Eurozone by the end of 2025 is "quite realistic," while the rotation cabinet might last more than 18 months, PM Nikolay Denkov told the conference organized by Capital

What’s next for the Constitutional changes?
Judicial reform via the basic law has been one of the six priorities of the ruling majority - see where it is heading

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

A Russian Oligarch’s Son and his Plovdiv Odyssey: Part I
Anton Zingarevich, the son of a Russian billionaire, has reduced several sports clubs worldwide to ruin. Now Botev Plovdiv is on the line.

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

The week: The case of the missing investments, (G)rain of protests, renewables boom
How not to lose another decade

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

Why investment activity in Bulgaria is so slow
Low investment rates limit the country’s long-term potential for economic growth

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