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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
The week: More than one storm brewing in the Black Sea, Brussels’ pressure and TurkStream revelations
Bulgaria, where natural catastrophes meet ungovernability
Despite hiccups, Bulgaria is poised to get its first "rotational cabinet"
WCC-DB and GERB managed to broker a compromise after some limited concessions from the reformists
The week: Bulgarian politics in meltdown, corruption scandals revived and budget troubles
The unenviable task of trying to explain all this
The week: Some lessons from Romania, handshakes in Parliament, and a call to people who love cities
K Insights newsletter: 21/04
The week: The 14 billion-bet, the game the President plays, new telecoms are on their way
K insights newsletter on 24/03
Bulgaria in crisis: 5 risks caused by the political chaos
The post-election deadlock might consign the country to EU backwater status
The week: Borissov’s EU accomplices, Energy woes and 2.25 billion euro in state bonds
EPP’s selective vision of graft in Bulgaria, Deadly police corruption and some good business news
The last (Croatian) train to Schengen: Will Bulgaria catch it?
Two factors will decide whether Sofia will enter the common EU travel space any time soon - an upcoming technical assessment in September and the diplomatic push thereafter
The week: "Year Zero" for anti-corruption, new cabinet or new elections, the quick end of the Gemcorp memorandum
Captured state fights back, gas storage slowly fills up and a skyscraper that is not
Year 1 of the new age of power generation in Bulgaria
In 2022, the country’s energy sector will begin a process of massive transformation, which promises to be dictated by business rather than politicians
The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 2: The real players
In the second article of a two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state
Getting rid of Geshev, Tsatsarov and the specialized courts: What’s up with the judicial reform
The new authorities appear committed to oust the acting Prosecutor General, repair the anti-corruption organs and eliminate specialized magistracy
The Russians are here! (again), The Macedonians are not, and (almost) everyone leaves Burgas
The silent cyber-war, flights & fights with a neighbor, go easy with the Energy regulator
The year in politics - and what to expect in 2022
Bulgaria underwent its most turbulent year in the new century - and more upheavals seem sure to come next year
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
Who wants to be a President? A short guide to the main contenders
The entry of Anastas Gerdjikov and Lozan Panov into the race created some intrigue, but the real dangers to Rumen Radev’s reelection are the Covid crisis and rising energy prices
Bulgaria explained: Why do Bulgarians live in overcrowded apartments?
Еvery Tuesday we look at the Eurostat regional yearbook statistics and explain some curious data on Bulgaria
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