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The week: Poles apart
The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war
Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms

The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated
For once, good demographic news; gambling ban - better late than never and a big mining investment

The week: Brace, the rotation is coming
The Suddenly-important Ministry, More Russian spies pop up, and Meta buys a company

How Bulgaria’s pop stars started fighting the "gender" wars
Although Bulgarian music often imitates Western trends, in recent times revered artists have tried to reconnect with their audiences by demonstrating mistrust in democracy and liberal values

Festive summer 2023: music events to look forward to
KInsights’ guide to the top concerts and festivals in Bulgaria in the coming 3 months

Michiel Van Driessche, Felixx Landscape Architects: Sofia can remove the cars around Alexander Nevsky square
The next step will then be to rethink the traffic system, he says in an interview for Capital Weekly

Radev’s revenge, the looming deficit and a frog
Reality is back with a vengeance, GDP keeps growing, and our Real Estate report is out


The Collective’s 100 Chairs: the new open-air space in Sofia
The temporary space will house outdoor events until October and raises wider questions around the beautification of neglected urban places

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

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

2021: Bulgaria in cultural highlights
How the year fared for local literature, cinema and contemporary art

The week: A Mayor’s portrait, Hospitals are crumbling, and a Chef goes astray
If your city is not ok, blame it on us; elections are here

The week: Top100 of the biggest Bulgarian companies, Top Court deals with sex and Canadians, Skopje dislikes Bulgarians
K Insights 29/10: Green certificates probably won't be enough

The week: Bulgaria finally has a Plan, A local bank has some secrets and Peevski is back (sort of)
K Insights 15/10: It’s good to promise, but better to deliver; a rapper enters politics, Football people say "no" to change

The rise of the showman
Who is Slavi Trifonov, the new kingmaker in Bulgarian politics, and what does his rise portend?

Bulgaria's new general
The head of the anti COVID-19 fight, Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, quickly turned into a new fan-favorite during the first months of the pandemic, spurring speculation about a potential role in politics