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"Europe" to Serbia: Highway through construction hell
The next section of the motorway to be finally completed is the one linking Sofia to Serbia’s Dimitrovgrad

Bulgargaz is technically bankrupt. What’s next?
The state-owned gas monopoly’s market share is declining and it is experiencing major financial losses

Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8
Bulgaria’s abdication regarding its international affairs will soon make it obsolete and isolated

Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast
Moscow’s "ghost fleet" of tankers undercuts marine fuel prices just off Bulgarian territorial waters and might be circumventing EU sanctions

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

Three stories of making anti-corruption work - and last
From the New Orleans police department to the port of Lagos, several key principles can create a culture of integrity, Oxford professor Christopher Stone argues


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

The week: 3 focal points to watch out for post-Schengen
Bulgaria gets a half-Schengen, Peevski gets a half party, and something awful is going on in the police

The end of fuel exports to Ukraine
The Ukrainian authorities have blacklisted locations such as Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv and Byala. Since early November, the Insa Oil base in Belozem has also been included in the document

Gov’t rushes through long-delayed modernization projects
Both the purchase of anti-ship rockets and armored vehicles might happen via direct negotiations with sellers instead of bids, which brings risks

Leaks: How Bulgarian gas mafia and Boyko Borissov made a deal with Putin for Turkstream
The documents depict secret arrangements violating public procurement procedures and obeying Russian corporate interests

Devnya Cement: double revenues, splendid profits
Company strongly improves its results in 2021 thanks to stronger demand and cost optimization