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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

Drinking water in reservoirs is at critically low levels. Are there solutions?
Nine of our drinking water supply dams are at their lowest levels in decades

The week: Schengen on the horizon
Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt

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

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers
K Insights Newsletter 25/10

Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip
Due to the lack of an overall vision and the questionable capacity of the companies hired, the revamp of the airbase may not be completed when the F-16 fighters arrive

The week: The Romanian way
The boom on the other side of the Danube, Where did 4 billion leva go, the biggest Renter in Sofia

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

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

The Elusive Shipka Tunnel: A Long-Awaited Project or Just a Mirage?
The tunnel is a critical infrastructure project, essential for improving the connection between northern and southern Bulgaria

European prosecutors search Bulgartransgaz office over project for expansion of Chiren gas storage facility
The gas storage expansion is estimated to cost 600 million levs and 25% will be financed through EU funds

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