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Kadri Simson: Replacing all Russian gas immediately is impossible, cutting consumption must be part of our strategy
The EU Energy Policy Commissioner talks to Capital weekly about the risk of a complete cut-off from Russian gas - and what the EU plans to do about it
The new Bulgarian radical party - how worried should we be about Vazrazhdane
The leader Kostadin Kostadinov uses very well the social media and jumps on the populist anti-establishment bandwagons but cannot propose a viable agenda for governing
Putting an end to this agony: Trifonov leaves the coalition, WCC promises minority gov’t
TISP leader claims he abdicates over N. Macedonia "treachery" and gov’t debt, WCC blames Trifonov’s party for backing off from corruption reforms and trying to feed the road cartel
How Renew Europe’s enticement of WCC got MRF nervous
The movement feels threatened from the combined prospects of the new party challenging its place in the European liberal family and new sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act
The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 2: The real players
In the second article of a two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state
If you can’t silence them, SLAPP them: a new wave of judicial attacks hits Bulgarian media
Court cases targeting critical journalists and publications intensify
A gift for 25 million levs, a new financial overlord and a very wealthy referee
For-sale municipalities, a coalition is born, growth turns out to be 4%
Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections
The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration
When long-time leaders refuse to leave; the shortest-lived Parliament in a 100 years; tourists are welcome
K Insights 30/04: What do football and politics have in common, dubious court about to be disbanded
Russia is back, Parliament is stuck, universities and politics don't mix well, and Sofia Airport is now private
K Insights 23/04: Some problems in the budget and a hope for sunshine in North Macedonia
What’s the problem with Bulgarian media?
A combination of market trends and murky political interference has turned the media environment toxic, with only islands of professionalism remaining
Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU
K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange
5G: learning to walk in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Telecomunications Company, operating under the Vivacom brand, has rolled out the first version of its 5G network - with limitations in both coverage and capacity
Eyes wide shut (no more?)
The EU faces a conundrum: either get tough on Boyko Borissov or accept his "Orban lite" model
Bulgaria finally enters the euro’s waiting room
The country will continue implementing reforms in the judiciary and in the fight against organized crime and corruption, according to the ECB
A very serious spy vaudeville
The latest episodes of the unfolding Bulgarian-Russian spy saga leave a mixed taste
Seventeen moments of autumn
The recent spate of "spying scandals" involving Russian diplomats and the leader of Bulgaria’s National Russophile Movement Nickolay Malinov are more reminiscent of a bad Soviet-era joke rather than a real espionage drama
Having a fact-based opinion is now a felony in Bulgaria
The criminal sentence handed to Capital Weekly investigative journalist Rossen Bossev could serve as a precedent to suppress future journalistic investigations
What should Bulgaria expect from the euro?
It is now clear that euro zone membership has improved the economic performance of new member states