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Strange protests and even stranger anti-inflation measures, plus the new owner of the Maritza Iztok - 3 coal power plant
Protest for the sake of protesting, Italian soldiers are welcomed and a new owner for the second largest TPP in Bulgaria

The week: Sofia emerges on Hi-Tech map, road cartels still hold sway and Bulgarians don’t like Putin anymore
K Insights 21/4: The two roads ahead for Bulgaria and strike season is upon us

Between a rock and a hard place: Bulgaria and the Ukraine crisis
Stuck in the middle of its allegiance to the Euroatlantic Alliance and its volatile domestic politics, Sofia is choosing to keep a low profile amidst rising NATO-Kremlin tensions

Elections: The Change (indeed) continues
The new We Continue the Change formation becomes the latest frontrunner in Bulgarian politics, while Rumen Radev wins convincingly the first round of the Presidential vote

All you need to know about the Bulgarian elections
The Kapital Insights articles that will help you catch up before the 14 November 2 in 1 vote

Third time lucky? Bulgaria goes to the polls yet again
This Sunday’s Parliamentary and Presidential elections will either break the political stalemate in the country, or deepen it beyond any solution

Do we continue the change? A new big player in town
The movement of popular caretaker ministers Assen Vassilev and Kiril Petkov enters the political fray with a bang - but can it live up to the hype?

Ending with a bang: How the November elections got exciting
The entry of a brand new popular movement and two serious contenders for President Rumen Radev’s office have turned an already unpredictable 2 in 1 vote into a cliffhanger

The Week: A shipwreck of a state, record low interest rates and how to find friends in Bulgaria
COVID-19 mortality is still very high, a 30% rise in gas prices

The week: A very expensive winter is coming, the "disrupters" enter the political center and new cars sales grow fast
GERB, salaries and energy bills all head north

How superstition proved stronger than vaccines in Bulgaria
Kapital Insights and Friedrich Naumann Foundation present the second installment of "The Chronicles of the Infodemic"

Bulgaria enters new Covid wave with no restrictions, few vaccinations and rising deaths
The caretaker government is reluctant to implement its own anti-pandemic plan, fearing a backlash from business and the public

Shaky business: Six risks Bulgaria faces over the coming months
Political instability aside, the country has to deal with a fourth Covid wave, inevitable refugee crisis, higher energy bills and more this autumn

Another parliament (eventually) bites the dust
With all potential TISP allies withdrawing support for Plamen Nikolov’s cabinet - and the withdrawal of the Prime Minister-nominee himself, new elections are imminent

The Week: Borissov is defeated, now what; an e-car maker (eventually) arrives and still no sign from Brussels
Fighter jets and politics, Bulgaria turning into Belgium, 8 billion leva in state gifts