The week: Bulgarian Vikings strike Sweden, The last train for 2026 eurozone, Bulgarian Patriarch loves Russia

K Insights 31/01

The week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

The capability gap, Euro (still) on the horizon, More state aid for business

The day in 3 news: Hydropower plants fitted with energy storage systems; Lukoil’s Bulgarian assets up for sale; Zero tolerance for train accidents in safety overhaul

The day in 3 news: Zhelyazkov’s cabinet sees GERB retake reins; Targovishte Industrial Park launches tender; Software firm Codery acquires Devision

Draft Budget 2025 Stuck in Limbo

For now, there is no parliamentary majority to advance the controversial draft budget of the caretaker cabinet to a vote.

The week: Schengen will transform Bulgaria, Business says it will die without state aid, What’s an Old Style Church?

Day in 3 news: Peevski woos restaurateurs; More than 1.37 billion levs spent over the holidays; Renewable energy interest slightly slows

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

K Insights 20/12

Day in 3 news: Business grows uneasy over political crisis; Real estate market to cool in 2025; Kaufland opens new store

The day in 3 news: 2025 Draft Budget: A risky path forward; Threat to halt gas transit for Gazprom over debt; Proposed VAT changes for property sales

The week: Water under the mountain

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

Day in 3 News: 4th failure to elect parliament speaker; Mariya Gabriel to head Robert Schuman Foundation; Chaira repairs procurement fails again

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

Day in 3 news: No new taxes, but a tax amnesty; Bulgaria ranks last for part-time work; Borissov wants talks with WCC-DB but is unhappy

The week: Schengen on the horizon

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

Construction of Mega Housing Complexes Shifts Towards Sofia District

People are looking for homes in the mountains, but close to the capital city. The focus has recently shifted towards the towns of Samokov and Elin Pelin, and the village of Gorni Okol

Day in 3 news: "Only" 8 parties in parliament after Velichie miss threshold; Bulgartransgaz records 200% revenue growth; Changes to tax laws enter parliament in November

The day in 3 news: Gas price drops slightly; Trams cleaned with rakia instead of soap; Young adults face debt

The week: Rocket men or how we are sabotaging ourselves

5 bln. euros down the drain, A Bulgarian military drone, and Peevski's list is out

The week: Poles apart

The ungovernable state, a Bulgarian link in the explosive pagers story and Nole’s favorite chalga tune