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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

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
K Insights Newsletter 25/10

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun
Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

BlackPeak Capital invests 8 million euros in Vratsa-based Intelligent Security Systems for a 42% stake
The manufacturer of electromechanical components was founded 30 years ago and has 220 employees and 28 million levs in revenue

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 Glavchev-2 cabinet - same same but different
Kalin Stoyanov is replaced by Atanas Ilkov as Minister of Interior before the 27 October vote, Ekaterina Zaharieva likely to become EU Commissioner

From political to constitutional: Bulgarian caretaker gov’t crisis deepens
President Radev refuses to appoint the Kozhareva cabinet over her insistence on reappointing controversial internal minister Kalin Stoyanov, creating further political turmoil

The Historical Park inquiry: a 70 million levs scam and links to Russian intelligence
The executive director of the park Ivelin Mihaylov worked with Putin’s Night Wolves, DANS claims

No gov’t with last mandate triggers seventh election in October
It is still uncertain whether President Radev will make an attempt to replace Dimitar Glavchev as PM

Putting out fire after fire, or why Bulgaria has a hard time dealing with natural disasters
The country needs an aerial system for firefighting, but it has failed to buy even a single helicopter in the past three decades

PM Glavchev’s Caretaker Cabinet Acts to Preserve Coal Power Plants Until 2038
Bulgaria is moving towards renegotiation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan, putting in jeopardy EU payments.

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war
Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms

The week: A hostile takeover at MRF Corp.
A thunder in the Saray, Seventh election looming and house prices exploding again