The week: The ruling coalition finally collapses, three scenarios for a government, and the economy grows despite everything

The week: First industrial strike in 7 years, Special courts closed down, Bulgarian MIT opens-up

K Insights 15/04: One more thing to worry about this year, and at least two things to be hopeful about

What next for Justice reform?

The besieged cabinet has entered an inter-institutional war with the Prosecution, which has the backing of SJC and the parliamentary opposition

The day in 3 news: Pro-Ukraine mass march on Thursday, WCC nominates Andrey Gyurov to head National Bank, Parliament votes to dissolve specialized court

Day in 3 news: PM Kiril Petkov and Geshev clash; The state will buy centralized electricity for municipalities; Permits for construction up at the end of 2021

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

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

The day in 3 news: Prosecutors oppose closing specialized courts, Sofia fires another Russian diplomat, Third mandate goes to BSP

What is the Bulgarian mafia – and why does it matter?

"Thugs – out" and "Mafia" have become the signature chants of this summer’s anti-governmental protests. There are deeply rooted reasons for this.

Brussels abandons push for reforms in Bulgaria’s justice system

The European Commission decided that 13 years of tutoring without progress are enough

A Martyr of (Anti)corruption

Desislava Ivancheva, the ex-mayor of Sofia’s Mladost district, received the heaviest graft sentence in recent Bulgarian history but the authorities’ handling of the case stirred public outrage and sympathy for her.

Pirates of the Black Sea

The seizure of a Libyan oil tanker by the Bulgarian authorities has drawn the country into an international scandal. The case has also shown how easily Bulgarian courts can be circumvented

Don’t investigate this

Bulgarian authorities ignore embezzlement of EU funds

When it walks like corruption, when it quacks like corruption

While the Bulgarian authorities appear to be cracking down on some allegedly corrupt officials and businessmen, oligarchic interests favored by those in power receive a significant economic boost

Sofia’s successful guerrilla warfare against Brussels

So, what made Bulgaria the European Commission's darling?

When the fight against corruption starts with corruption

Why is Plamen Georgiev not likely to become "Mr. Clean"?