The day in 3 news: Joint Governance Council mulls 2025 Budget; Fertilizers struggle amid agricultural woes; Burgas vies to be European Capital of Culture 2032

The week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

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

Bulgaria Edges Closer to Euro Adoption with Inflation Target within Reach

Bulgaria is on the verge of meeting the price stability criterion and can now request an extraordinary report from its European partners

Finally a regular cabinet: a strange GERB-led coalition

TISP and BSP join forces with their nominal top nemesis and, with the help of Dogan’s MRF, push through an ordinary government

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

Day in 3 news: Former PM Petkov charged over abuse of power; Production of textiles falls; EasyJet launches new flights to Paris from Sofia

Day in 3 news: Budget committee backs 2024 budget extension; Defense ministry seals deal to boost AI resources; Farmers face subsidy loss if labor violations occur

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

Global pizza chain Papa Johns enters Bulgaria

The first three outlets in Sofia are due to open by the end of the year, with expansion to other cities to follow

The day in 3 news: 10% domestic electricity price hike likely in New Year; Sarafov stirs tensions with political moves; Mining sector rails against tax change

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

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The day in 3 news: Tax amnesty plan with BDB raises questions; Full Schengen entry for Bulgaria and Romania; Metal sector revenue falls but profit margins nudge up

State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025

Public spending will underpin higher growth rates, private consumption will slow down

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

Day in 3 News: Parliament breaks deadlock, elects Natalia Kiselova as speaker; State bets on 2.8% growth, lower wage increase in 2025; 10% planned rise in social security contribution

The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica

Day in 3 News: Natural disasters increase by 50% in 2023; Budget deficit contracts by 1.9%; Record electricity imports and prices in November

The week: Drained to zero

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

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