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The week: The black-hole constellation
New mayors are in - money is out, who owns the Interior Minister and more chess champions

The week: Varna’s promise, Sofia’s divide, WCC's suspicious Brussels move, BG Football's dictator moment
K insights newsletter: 10.11

Local elections, round 2: Terziev in knife edge Sofia victory, GERB’s regional hegemony cracks
Record-low turnout, a very colorful picture across the country and a vengeful Borissov

The week: No country for new dogs
What Plovdiv teaches us about Bulgaria, 50 Shades of grey money, and some horror (thankfully, on the screen)

Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna
The ballot was marred by a fabricated scandal that eliminated machine voting

The week: The mystery of the Bulgarian housing market
The (very) strange Bulgarian housing market, a not so strange election and a bag of coke

KInsights’ local election guide: What to watch out for
The upcoming vote will be a test for established and rising parties alike, and might lead to redistribution of power at national level

The week: A very sudden twist
Slapping Russia in the face, Borissov is not corrupt, Open-air teaching gets a boost

The week: The day of the Second Payment has arrived
One EU instrument which actually works, Wars bring the Balkans closer, The 6 centers of Bulgaria

What’s next for the Constitutional changes?
Judicial reform via the basic law has been one of the six priorities of the ruling majority - see where it is heading

The new anti-corruption law in Bulgaria: what you have to know and will it work this time around
The newly established anti-graft institution was approved by Parliament last Thursday, but it is already signposted with red flags

Bulgaria's 2023 Budget: Salary Increases for Public Sector Workers
Following an 11-hour session, Parliament approved various new expenditures, focusing on salary hikes.

Build the damn roads. Build the damn railways. Do something, for Christ’s sake
Build the roads, search for gas in the sea, a Ukrainian hit-list and Lukoil is in for some trouble

Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives on an unannounced visit to Bulgaria
The president of the beleaguered nation is meeting the cabinet, MPs from the ruling majority and his Bulgarian counterpart on his surprise one-day sojourn to Bulgaria

The week: Ursula to the rescue, charging stations are coming, Schengen and other pipe dreams
The dangers of indecision