How close is Bulgaria to having a (functional) government?

After bashing the status quo factions for months, Slavi Trifonov fell out with the other "protest" parties and depends on BSP and GERB to form a government

Elections 2021, volume 2: Is volume 3 on the menu after a dull campaign?

As opposition parties left campaigning to the caretaker government and GERB regrouped behind Borissov, the next parliament will likely suffer from the same fragmentation as before

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

Bulgaria’s tax agency goes after big firms

Caretaker Finance Minister Assen Vassilev has said his team will look into the dealings of all firms that benefited significantly from public procurement and subsidies from the previous government

Journalists SLAPPed, threatened and pressured; cabinet purges "kalinki", while Left and Right gear up for elections

The troubles of being a journalist in Bulgaria, every final decision is penultimate and who are the ladybirds of the administration

The day in 3 news: Health minister to reopen schools, stadiums, GDP strong in Q1, Almost 2,000 MW of renewables installed in 2021

The brief 5G war

Bidding for frequencies in the 3.6 GHz range was quick and with no surprises

The day in 3 news: Summer poll likely, Russian spies cited in arms factories explosions, 24% of Bulgarians live on less than 225 euro: NSI

The day in 3 news: Cabinet allows Sofia Airport concession fees delay, Life expectancy in Bulgaria down 1,5 years in 2020, Only 4% of SMEs received Covid help

The day in 3 news: 7 parties can make it to the next parliament, state aid for tour-operators, and more money for the closed businesses

COVID-19: Reopening amidst the third wave and before the elections

Despite rising hospitalizations and fatalities, Bulgarian authorities are easing anti-epidemic restrictions just days after their imposition

Spy saga: Bulgaria’s "Cambridge Five" or just a smoke-mirror?

The story of five members of the Bulgarian counterintelligence service have reached NATO, but it reveals more about the country’s unreformed institutions than Moscow’s spy efforts

What’s the problem with Bulgarian media?

A combination of market trends and murky political interference has turned the media environment toxic, with only islands of professionalism remaining

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria proposes a EU vaccines "correction mechanism," a new 200 million euro pharma plant, Bulgartransgaz plans a 1,2 billion euro investment

The day in 3 news: Sofia mulls new lockdown, National Bank to issue 150 million euro debt, Lawsuit threatens 5G networks launch

The day in 3 news: 7,000 hospitalized with Covid-19, Meteorology Institute President moves quietly to State Petrol Company, Bulgaria below par in media literacy

A slap from across the ocean, a 4.2% drop in GDP and are there really so many vandals around here

Elections in Bulgaria - who is who

These are the people and parties to watch at the upcoming 4 April Parliamentary vote

The day in 3 news: Three quarters of Bulgaria now in red Covid-19 zone, Six or seven parties in Parliament: Alpha Research, Eurohold seeks to raise 100 mln euro to purchase CEZ-Bulgaria,

How the government plans to keep power even if it loses office

Entrenchment in independent watchdogs and state companies could ensure GERB and MRF remain in power even if they lose the upcoming vote