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Chaira Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant: the long story behind an accident
The plant is the largest pumped storage facility in the region

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

The unexpected digital champion of the state, how Zelensky saved Bulgaria’s government and flights to Skopje are in danger
Village life resuscitated, Zelensky finds fighting formula for our coalition and short-haul flights are in jeopardy

The week: 100 days of hell, the missing half a billion and a mysterious crash at a large dam
A baptism of fire, a new port on the Aegean and an ambassador worth throwing out

The most dynamic companies: Revenue growth accelerates, construction dominates
Total revenue of the top 50 fastest-growing companies rose by 87% in 2020

The Week: Kicking the coal can down the road, the Blagoevgrad election test and getting closer to the Euro
Bulgaria says no to transition from coal, Peevski peeves MRF and Bulgarian high-tech startups on a roll

Gifts to The Wolf from Borissov’s third cabinet
A concessionaire gets an allowance instead of a penalty, a hotel is speedily being constructed with no documents, and a firm with 150 mln levs in debt is sold for 100 levs

Forgotten scandals
An update to the list of transgressions of the powerful that remained buried in the news of protests and pandemics.

No water to clean the garbage
Many Bulgarian towns live on water rationing and next to piles of imported waste because of intentional neglect by the authorities.

When Europe catches a cold
The European economy is losing steam, and Bulgarian national statistics show a disappointing investment and consumer activity

When it walks like corruption, when it quacks like corruption
While the Bulgarian authorities appear to be cracking down on some allegedly corrupt officials and businessmen, oligarchic interests favored by those in power receive a significant economic boost

In the fast lane: fuels, metals, manufacturing
The business of the 50 fastest-growing companies expands by 47% on average in 2017.