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The week: the train problem, the Austrian surprise and the Russian oil
Trains, cities, and Elon Musk in the Northwest

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

The week: The best place to start fighting the corruption, Don’t count a coalition before it’s hatched, Crypto collapse
A fatal crash exposes depth of state capture, No gov’t + crypto layoffs and M&As

The history of a veto: How Bulgaria’s stance on Skopje evolved
Sofia has hardened its position vis-a-vis Skopje quietly, but consistently in the past three years, practically sabotaging Western Balkan EU integration

The end of the free press is the beginning of wars
Independent journalism in democratic societies is one of the most important barriers to autocracy

Michael Ignatieff: The History That Got Us Here
The Canadian historian, politician and author reflects on the Russian war against Ukraine, why it happened - and where it might bring us

After seven months, Bulgaria gets a regular cabinet
Kiril Petkov will lead the coalition gov’t of four parties, promising judicial reform, zero corruption and untapping the country’s economic potential

Radev wins second mandate on record low turnout
The incumbent candidate for President wins convincingly with around two thirds of the vote against GERB’s nominee Anastas Gerdjikov

A bitter-sweet victory, growth slows, how much does a supercomputer cost
The new wave is here, a Presidential battle looms, air traffic is up

Ending with a bang: How the November elections got exciting
The entry of a brand new popular movement and two serious contenders for President Rumen Radev’s office have turned an already unpredictable 2 in 1 vote into a cliffhanger

The Week: A shipwreck of a state, record low interest rates and how to find friends in Bulgaria
COVID-19 mortality is still very high, a 30% rise in gas prices

The Week: Borissov is defeated, now what; an e-car maker (eventually) arrives and still no sign from Brussels
Fighter jets and politics, Bulgaria turning into Belgium, 8 billion leva in state gifts

The new owners of Sofia Airport: We have a 100 days plan to change the service
Meridiam fund talks about the fees, the low-cost plans and what will happen with the airport in 10 years time

Bulgarian stock exchange in 2020: COVID-19 and other disasters
The SOFIX index suffers worst drop since 2008, blue-chip stocks underperform broader market

A reluctant brotherhood
Bulgaria’s attempt to thwart N. Macedonia’s EU accession bid ruins four years of diplomatic efforts and may lead to Sofia’s isolation in Brussels

The big pretender
Bulgaria’s second party strives for the prime spot after months of anti-GERB protests. Who are the party’s movers and shakers?
