Day in 3 News: Parliament breaks deadlock, elects Natalia Kiselova as speaker; State bets on 2.8% growth, lower wage increase in 2025; 10% planned rise in social security contribution

The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica

Day in 3 News: Ninth attempt to select parliament speaker collapses; Prosecution lets Putinist investigate Gebrev poisoning; Faith in current political model eroding: Radev

The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?

The borders will be open on 1 January 2025, but Bulgaria’s infrastructure will have a hard time absorbing all the traffic

Day in 3 News: No decision on Parliament speaker; IT company buys emblematic Sofia mansion; Factory prices are a mess

The week: Drained to zero

Bulgaria loves a scam, Big trouble brews for TurkStream and a Romanian Tik-Tok warning

Day in 3 News: Bulgaria misses EU deadline; Seventh vote - but still no speaker in parliament; Industry is optimistic in November

Day in 3 News: Borissov no longer wants to be PM; Court reviews calls for election annulment; Housing loan growth surges

Day in 3 News: Bulgaria inches closer to full Schengen membership; Still no parliament speaker; MFA protests ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant

The week: Water under the mountain

We destroyed the largest battery we had, Why Bulgaria is stuck, A tax amnesty on the horizon

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Instead of voting for more populism-driven spending, parliament has to consider unpopular measures to tighten state finances

The week: Schengen on the horizon

Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt

Chinese platforms Shein and Temu hit Bulgarian traders

Second-hand goods stores report 15% drop in sales, shut down outlets

Day in 3 news: Borissov wants to be PM; Bonev-Terziev relationship on the brink; Maritsa East 2 reports losses

The day in 3 news: Lukoil selling, but not sold yet; Payhawk reports growth despite operating losses; Ex-Internal Minister Rashkov urges preemptive measures on vote-buying

Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Bulgaria’s abdication regarding its international affairs will soon make it obsolete and isolated

A USD 370 million injection kickstarts new Kozloduy NPP units design

The process starts with a techno-economic analysis to be ready by the end of 2025, which ought to be followed by Parliament’s decision on actual construction

Day in 3 News: WCC-DB would not back Borissov as PM; Negative business climate; Guaranteed loan for Chaira repairs

Seventh vote, eight* parties, little chance of a stable gov’t

The 27 October early national election produced few surprises and the most fragmented parliament in Bulgarian history, but is unlikely to herald a stable outcome

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers

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