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Paying the Trump military tax: What weapons systems could Bulgaria buy from the US?
Borissov's tripartite coalition will probably try to please the US once again with new defense deals

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers
K Insights Newsletter 25/10

Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip
Due to the lack of an overall vision and the questionable capacity of the companies hired, the revamp of the airbase may not be completed when the F-16 fighters arrive

The week: Fly, don't float - Bulgaria enters Schengen
Schengen entry is upon us, Who wants to be a Prime Minister, A very rich church

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

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 board is set, the pieces are moving: will there be a cabinet?
Borissov seems to be dictating the pace of the negotiations, WCC is trying to outmaneuver him, but might end up playing into his hands

How Bulgaria took a step back with the euro
The unvoted amendment to the Insurance Code blocks Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone

Bulgaria tables another army modernization plan, but relies on allies to plug holes
Spanish aircraft and Italian ground troops to reinforce NATO’s flank in the country

The week: Weapons promises, foreign agents and budget in the red
Guns for Ukraine - it’s official, sort of; Still no government in sight, a nuclear reactor is shut off

The week: Numbers and why we should love them, elections and census results are out and Schengen maybe?
K insights 07/10: And I guess that’s why they call it the (post-election) blues

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?

Beating plowshares back into swords
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might finally prompt the rearmament of Bulgaria’s military which has all but stalled in the past three decades

How a small plane flew over 7 countries and landed in Bulgaria without permission
The mystery of the phantom aircraft is a stress test for Bulgarian national security - which the state is so far failing

The second F-16 deal: late and more expensive
Despite political hopes that the second batch of 8 US-made fighters would be cheaper, the initial offer price stands at 1.7 billion USD - a third more than in 2019