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A smuggler for a day: how migrants pass through Bulgaria

A smuggler for a day: how migrants pass through Bulgaria

The story of a driver who transported refugees via the black market in Telegram



Bulgarian housing prices soar as Eurozone ones fall for the first time in years

Bulgarian housing prices soar as Eurozone ones fall for the first time in years

Records double-digit growth of prices fueled by a housing loan boom meets plummeting demand




The week: Bulgarian politics in meltdown, corruption scandals revived and budget troubles

The week: Bulgarian politics in meltdown, corruption scandals revived and budget troubles

The unenviable task of trying to explain all this



The Cult of Nexo

The Cult of Nexo

How the Bulgarian company convinced itself, its employees and its customers that all accusations against it were a conspiracy - or FUD


Nexo co-founders and executives charged as an organized crime group in Bulgaria

Nexo co-founders and executives charged as an organized crime group in Bulgaria

Charges ignite political firestorm in the country, while the company continues to operate worldwide


Prosecutor's office and SANS raid Nexo's offices

Prosecutor's office and SANS raid Nexo's offices

The investigation centers on money laundering, tax crimes, unlicensed banking and computer fraud


Bulgaria’s undertrained police struggle in the face of an influx of migrant smuggling

Bulgaria’s undertrained police struggle in the face of an influx of migrant smuggling

Three Internal Ministry officers have died and one is in critical condition after clashes with traffickers and inadequate training and equipment are to blame



The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds

EPP’s selective vision of graft in Bulgaria, Deadly police corruption and some good business news





Bulgaria: further away from Russia’s claws, but still close enough

Bulgaria: further away from Russia’s claws, but still close enough

An unprecedented diplomatic row between Russia and Bulgaria as the latter plunged into a political crisis



The week: The best place to start fighting the corruption, Don’t count a coalition before it’s hatched, Crypto collapse

The week: The best place to start fighting the corruption, Don’t count a coalition before it’s hatched, Crypto collapse

A fatal crash exposes depth of state capture, No gov’t + crypto layoffs and M&As