Day in 3 news: Gov’t creates defense R&D center; Bulgarian fighters train with US bombers; Coal provided 40% of electricity in Feb

The week: Bulgaria's population is going to grow in 2025, There might be a government soon, Trading babies for grain

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Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip

Due to the lack of an overall vision and the questionable capacity of the companies hired, the revamp of the airbase may not be completed when the F-16 fighters arrive

The week: The trick with the migrant scare

Don’t let the news fool you, How flat should a tax be, and a Bishop dreams of heading the Church

The week: A very sudden twist

Slapping Russia in the face, Borissov is not corrupt, Open-air teaching gets a boost

Gov’t rushes through long-delayed modernization projects

Both the purchase of anti-ship rockets and armored vehicles might happen via direct negotiations with sellers instead of bids, which brings risks

The week in news: Police can confiscate drunk drivers’ vehicles; Ukraine’s intelligence chief visits Sofia; Export growth shrinks to 3%

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

The dangers of indecision

Despite hiccups, Bulgaria is poised to get its first "rotational cabinet"

WCC-DB and GERB managed to broker a compromise after some limited concessions from the reformists

The day in 3 news: Second mandate passed to WCC-DB amid turmoil; Defence costs could pass 1 billion; Radev attacks Vassilev over recording

The week: The 14 billion-bet, the game the President plays, new telecoms are on their way

K insights newsletter on 24/03

The week: Some good vibes for Christmas; Lukoil suddenly is very cooperative; The curious case of Bulsatcom

Last K Insights newsletter for 2022

The day in 3 news: Help for Semerdziev was "not coordinated"; Almost half of Bulgarians oppose the euro; Defence Minister denies caretaker gov’t is pro-Russian

Day in 3 news: New management at the "Agriculture" fund; Revival’s election ticket dominated by men; Innovation minister launches audit of major Fund

Beating plowshares back into swords

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might finally prompt the rearmament of Bulgaria’s military which has all but stalled in the past three decades

How a small plane flew over 7 countries and landed in Bulgaria without permission

The mystery of the phantom aircraft is a stress test for Bulgarian national security - which the state is so far failing

The day in 3 news: PM Petkov to discuss more aid for Ukraine with US Defence Secretary; Force majeure tabled in wake of war; Unemployment was 5.3% in 2021

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

The day in 3 news: Caretaker cabinet accuses Turkey of election interference, Trade deficit for September shrinks, Prosecution brings alleged pro-Russian spies to court

The Week: Troubles in the Black Sea, not a nice time to be a Bulgarian neighbor, Capital sells covers on an NFT auction

The Three seas in Sofia; No date for North Macedonia, welcome to the Rhodope mountain train