Revising the budget: everyone gets what they want

The first revision of this year’s budget has become a money grab amidst economic and political uncertainty

Day in 3 news: Vassilev launches new cabinet talks, 70 Russian diplomatic staff, families leave Sofia, 25 stotinki fuel discount to kick in on Saturday: Petrol Association

Day in 3 news: Electricity and central heating tariffs revised, Vassilev is a frontrunner for PM, Bulgaria’s diplomatic relations with Russia at unprecedented low

The week: Petkov’s tough choice, 70 (more or less) Russian diplomats & budget debacle

Day in 3 news: Radev begins talks on new cabinet, GERB will return the second mandate, 0% VAT on bread

The week: Petkov cabinet falls, can Skopje be salvaged, prices are more important than values and billionaires on protest

Assen Vassilev: Kiril Petkov not certain to be PM nominee; Bulgarian Parliament to decide N. Macedonia’s fate; Bulgargaz will receive an LNG tanker from the USA

Petkov’s gov’t falls after no-confidence vote

The motion was passed with 123 MPs from GERB, MRF, TISP and Vazrazhdane

Illegal road repairs worth billions

A cross-ministerial probe found that much of the money paid for roadworks and maintenance has been illegally allocated

Business in Bulgaria can start using solar energy a lot easier

A new bill allows photovoltaic installations up to 5 megawatts for one’s own use

Pivotal week will see pro and anti-govt protests; Radev: the "French" plan for N. Macedonia is best; Businesses seek long-term compensation

The day in 3 news: Minchev ousted as Parliament Speaker, Army audit paints grim picture of Bulgarian defense, 7 road firms won 5 billion BGN in tenders during Borissov’s reign

Gov’t teeters on brink after six stormy months

With TISP pledging to support GERB’s vote of no-confidence next week and the ruling coalition at least six MPs short of keeping its majority, Petkov’s cabinet looks terminal

The day in 3 news: Four ministers resign, Ruling majority may survive after TISP MPs split from party, Exports to EU up 37% y/y in first 4 months of 2022

A new plan for the Bulgarian Energy sector: batteries and renewable energy are in, gas is out

Bulgaria’s Recovery plan finally received a green light from the EU. Coal plants get a breather as local energy production takes precedence

The week: The ruling coalition finally collapses, three scenarios for a government, and the economy grows despite everything

The day in 3 news: Rashkov: 1 billion in public money ‘stolen’ by Borissov’s gov’t, Two ministers resign, Hristo Ivanov says Bulgaria faces difficult times

Putting an end to this agony: Trifonov leaves the coalition, WCC promises minority gov’t

TISP leader claims he abdicates over N. Macedonia "treachery" and gov’t debt, WCC blames Trifonov’s party for backing off from corruption reforms and trying to feed the road cartel

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria’s ruling coalition in serious jeopardy, Vassilev and Petkov fire shots at Trifonov, MP wants Eurozone entry before 2024

Bulgaria slowing down on its way to the eurozone

The country does not meet the criterion of inflation but the political differences in the ruling coalition pose a bigger problem