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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
A house in Barcelona returns to haunt Boyko Borissov
For two years, the State Prosecution kept silent about the Spanish money laundering investigation linked to the former Prime Minister with the excuse that the Catalan police had not sent any intel to Bulgaria. Now two reports have suddenly emerged
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
A month without Borissov: something is rotten in the state of Bulgaria
State bank funding oligarchs, state firms funnelling billions into cartels and secret services loyal to the party rather than the state - these are just part of GERB’s corrupt legacy
The week: Kings of corruption named, Fresh start looms, 5 companies got 400 million euro from the budget
K insights 04/06: budget swings back to negative, Sin Cars get funding
The week: The battle for Bulgaria has begun, Rumen Radev steps up, why the seaside beckons now
K Insights 28/05: Secret services revolt, energy sector on the brink and what’s wrong with the Nuclear Power Plant
Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections
The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration
Spy saga turning hot?
Bulgaria joined Czechia in accusing Russian saboteurs of blowing up arms and munitions factories in the country, but has consistently tried to hide the truth over the past decade
Why we love the EU and pretend not to like Moscow; the two most endangered sectors in Bulgaria
K Insights 26/03: A lot of love for Brussels, a fraught relationship with Moscow and a snub from Beijing
Spy saga: Bulgaria’s "Cambridge Five" or just a smoke-mirror?
The story of five members of the Bulgarian counterintelligence service have reached NATO, but it reveals more about the country’s unreformed institutions than Moscow’s spy efforts
A toy war
How one toy retailer got mixed-up in anti-government protests and received an uninvited buy-out offer
A very Bulgarian spy saga
Sofia is highly selective when it comes to expelling Russian spies – and its interests in general
A Glitch on Bulgaria’s Euro Path
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov unexpectedly "freezes" Bulgaria's advance into the euro area despite positive signals from Brussels
A very serious spy vaudeville
The latest episodes of the unfolding Bulgarian-Russian spy saga leave a mixed taste