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Bulgaria is still a captured state. The machine voting debacle proved it
The last-minute alteration of the voting rules showed that Bulgaria remains governed by a corrupt Mafia

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

Multi-speed EU: What could it mean for Bulgaria?
Joining the Eurozone and Schengen becomes even more important for the country to benefit from expected EU reforms

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

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

Heatwave triggers higher export of electricity in Bulgaria for July
The coal industry increased their production due to the higher demand in the region

A small victory in the battle to save rose oil
A working group in the EU Council removed a controversial clause that required the strict regulation of essential oils as chemicals, but the final text of the legislation still pends approval

Bulgaria poised for bigger share of the digitalization department in the European Commission
EC Vice-President for Digitalization Margrethe Vestager is likely to become head of the EIB this autumn

Supreme judges oust Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev
After ignoring much more serious allegations for two years, the SJC hastily dismissed Geshev on Monday evening over the term "political trash"

Christophe Leclercq, EurActiv: A wave of consolidation in the media sector will be a game-changer
A conversation with the founder of the leading EU news network about the merger with Mediahuis and European regulations of the media sector

Laundering Borissov, purging the secret services, coordinating with embassies: What froze cabinet talks?
A leaked discussion of WCC’s National Council has jeopardized government negotiations with GERB

The week: A coalition is (still) born, a mobster is killed, and a Booker is won
K Insights newsletter 26/05

Last-minute rotation: GERB and WCC-DB agree on a government
It will be formed with the second mandate of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and will have Mariya Gabriel as his deputy. They will then swap positions after nine months.


GERB narrowly wins Sunday vote, but cabinet still unlikely
The big winners of the vote are the Russophiles from Vazrazhdane, while for the reformist coalition the sum turns out to be less than its parts

Parties gear up for another inconclusive vote
The main factions have saved their energy and funds on campaigning in anticipation of the cornerstone autumn municipal vote