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1000 km cable through the Black sea will interconnect Romania and Georgia. But where is Bulgaria?
The pricey project will try to cut off Russia's energy influence

Nexo co-founders and executives charged as an organized crime group in Bulgaria
Charges ignite political firestorm in the country, while the company continues to operate worldwide

Bulgaria and Turkey reach long anticipated gas agreement including integration of LNG terminals in the EU
The deal brings up a lot of questions regarding interconnection and Botas' game in gas geopolitics

Will Lukoil continue dominating Bulgaria’s petrol market despite sanctions?
The war in Ukraine and the EU embargo on Russian oil won’t impact the giant’s hegemony

Schneider Electric Bulgaria wins Factory of the Year award
Sensata Technologies received the prize for the most innovative project in the pilot edition of the Capital Weekly’s competition

Russian-owned Lukoil will pay tax in Bulgaria - but with conditions
Lukoil's future in Bulgaria is uncertain, however, Bulgaria's oil dependence on Russia cannot be escaped easily

Bulgaria’s undertrained police struggle in the face of an influx of migrant smuggling
Three Internal Ministry officers have died and one is in critical condition after clashes with traffickers and inadequate training and equipment are to blame

The week: Catching-up with the neighbors and looking for a lost highway
The decisive month for Bulgaria, how we lost tens of millions on a highway, and whom did Stoichkov meet?

How Bulgarian economy grew 3.4% more last year without national statistics noticing
GDP growth for 2021 was 7.6% and not 4.2%, the NSI acknowledges silently almost a year after

The week: Fear not the political feuds, even when they tell you to on the TV
The optimist theory for the economy, Parliament is stuck, President is happy, and the Dutch don’t like us

A step away from Russia’s energy grip, Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector finally launches
On the 1 October the long-awaited gas connection started functioning, meaning that Bulgaria has physical access to alternative gas supplies for the first time

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

Single-bid tenders: how Bulgarian municipalities distribute money
58% of local government tenders and almost 65% of the money, or nearly half a billion levs, are distributed through controversial auctions

Solar systems for self-consumption
Many Bulgarian businesses want to add photovoltaic systems to reduce their own electricity bills – what are their options?

Will the caretaker gov’t start a U-turn on Russia?
On its second day in office, the new Bulgarian cabinet announced a course towards "containment of the chaos and destruction" in the energy sector. This might well translate as a pivot to Moscow

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