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Russian oil is coming into the EU above the legal price cap. Brussels’ enforcement is scattered. And a new black market has risen.

Lawmakers are working to plug legal gaps that POLITICO reported raked in over €1 billion for Moscow.

The agreement could lead to more Russian natural gas flooding into the EU and also raises competition worries for the European Commission.

In the Balkan region, Russian embassies are very active spreading propaganda on Facebook, but the Russian embassy in Sofia has by far the biggest impact on society, a study presented in Brussels on Thursday (30 March) revealed.

Bulgaria is one of the world’s top buyers of Russian oil, due to the exemption from the European Commission, allowing it to keep importing crude oil from Russia by sea

As the EU is stopping imports of Russian oil, Bulgaria continues to refine it. With growing pressure on the Russian oil giant LUKoil, that won't last forever.

Nation’s fourth vote in 18 months is unlikely to break a protracted impasse.

In one corner of the EU, Putin’s propaganda machine is going strong.

This piece is published in collaboration with Capital as part of a content series on threats to independent media in Central Europe. Read more. The article is also available to read on Capital’s website. If the media is considered a weapon during wartime, Bulgaria is likely to shoot itself in the foot. Western nations mustered an unprecedented unified […]

New Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has to navigate a complex history of ties to Moscow and has already had to fire his defense minister.