Mining sector targeted with a new tax in an attempt to fill budget holes

The finance ministry has proposed changes to the law on underground resources to raise revenues by BGN 900 million a year

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: Bid to oust Peevski as party chairman fails; Bulgarian airspace sees record flights; Sofia introduces garbage collection monitoring

The week: The budget debacle, BETL sink, Schengen opens, GNR to play in Sofia

K Insights 13/12

The day in 3 news: Sarafov hearing set for 16 January; Parliament still gridlocked after another failed vote for speaker; University SLAPPs ex-teacher with 650,000 levs claim

Day in 3 News: Ninth attempt to select parliament speaker collapses; Prosecution lets Putinist investigate Gebrev poisoning; Faith in current political model eroding: Radev

The week: Drained to zero

Bulgaria loves a scam, Big trouble brews for TurkStream and a Romanian Tik-Tok warning

Day in 3 News: Borissov no longer wants to be PM; Court reviews calls for election annulment; Housing loan growth surges

Day in 3 News: No parliamentary speaker yet; 2nd bid to elect chair of Supreme Administrative Court; Cloud Office expands

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

The week: Schengen on the horizon

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

Day in 3 news: Peevski’s supporters protest; Stoyan Mavrodiev faces arrest warrant; Exports decline

The day in 3 news: Lukoil selling, but not sold yet; Payhawk reports growth despite operating losses; Ex-Internal Minister Rashkov urges preemptive measures on vote-buying

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria reacts to Trump win; Water shortage possible over the next year; Lukoil Neftochim Burgas nears sale

The day in 3 news: GERB cites speaker as precondition for talks; Bank profits slow; Deal signed for Kozloduy Units 7 and 8

The Week: Has the "Peevski spell" been broken, Business climate turns sour, Sofia bans dirty cars

K Insights Newsletter 01/11

Day in 3 News: Sofia bans polluting cars from center; Amundi reports 1.08 billion euro in assets in Bulgaria; Peevski calls national council to expel Dogan from MRF

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

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