The week: Belgrade, Budapest and the perils of short-memory

Fires and revolutions in the Balkans; A 3 bln leva road, and VMware sheds a thousand workers

The day in 3 news: Caretaker cabinet will take office tomorrow; BSP wants top-up for pensioners; Varda raises 90 million dollars

The day in 3 news: 200 mln leva fine for Lukoil; Easter bonus for hard-up pensioners; Chelopech has top wages

Black Sea gets more expensive and more Russian

The northern part of the Black Sea has practically lost its access to maritime transport as the Russian war on Ukraine has increased insurance costs

The day in 3 news: Household income up 6.2%, Telenor backtracks over plans to double phone bills, Ruling coalition postpones procedure for new energy regulator head

The day in 3 news: Schools won’t reopen until 8 November at the earliest, Bulgarians second in EU at risk of poverty, Prosecution to decide if it will investigate Petkov after elections

Quite a day: New caretaker gov’t, new elections and a new challenger

The second cabinet appointed by President Radev this year is notable mostly for its absentees - Finance and Economy ministers Vassilev and Petkov, who will now be entering the political fray

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria No. 1 for EU deaths, National census to take place online 7-17 September, MPs propose 185 euro minimum pension

The day in 3 news: Justice Council blocks Geshev impeachment, Parliament launches 3 special committees, Minimum pensions to exceed poverty line

Bulgarians still prefer to invest in real estate

Low mortgage rates, steady economic growth, and rising personal incomes fuel a surge in demand for real estate, shows a report by Nielsen Admosphere

The day in 3 news: Summer poll likely, Russian spies cited in arms factories explosions, 24% of Bulgarians live on less than 225 euro: NSI

In focus: The smaller economies of northern Bulgaria

The economic indicators of the regions of Shumen and Targovishte lag behind national averages but population trends are optimistic

Budget misspending

Reform of public spending in a changing global environment