The day in 3 news: Constitutional Court annuls election of 16 MPs; Elatsite Med secures mine concession until 2041; Bulgaria to host one of the EU's AI Factories

The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly

K Insights newsletter 07/03

Day in 3 news: Cabinet rocked by bust-up with Dogan; PM wants EU recovery money to go to military; Education Ministry allots 1.5m levs to teacher training

Energy connectivity is key to future security

Energy innovations and energy grid efficiency were discussed by energy ministers from Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Hungary, and the United Kingdom

Day in 3 news: Gov’t creates defense R&D center; Bulgarian fighters train with US bombers; Coal provided 40% of electricity in Feb

Day in 3 news: PM convenes Security Council; Sofia ranks 3rd in employee salaries; Vakarel tunnel pipes already damaged

The day in 3 news: Vassilev’s driver freed without charge; Tensions rise over BSP nominee; Hemus Highway construction gets go-ahead after 4-year delay

The day in 3 news: Satellite company EnduroSat wins 20m euro; SiteGround expands tie-in with Teach for Bulgaria with 450k levs donation; Budget sees high debt and creative accounting

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria aims to be Europe's leading energy storage hub; Bulgarian Energy Management startup AIoTCloud gets 1M euro; New routes from Sofia to Kraków and Sardinia

The day in 3 news: Violent protest in Sofia over Eurozone; Bulgaria still on money-laundering watchlist; Setting bad records for inflation

Day in 3 news: Kozloduy NPP investigated for abuses; Software company raises 1M euros; Temperatures will rise next week

The week: Mad World

Mental health reality check, same old new budget and a final euro push

Day in 3 news: Peevski eyes PM role; Food price inspections begin; Swedish gaming company buys Haemimont Games

Bulgaria to ask for euro assessment by the end of February

The announcement comes after probing the chances with the Eurogroup, which augurs positive reports and eurozone entry from 2026.

Day in 3 news: Benefits freeze in draft budget; Bulgaria joins NATO troop exercise; Zhelyazkov takes part in Ukraine meeting

Day in 3 news: Vazrazhdane supporters march into BNB; President changes SOF Airport’s name; Outflux of travel grows faster than influx

The day in 3 news: Inflation nudges above Maastricht inflation criteria; Moldova’s energy crisis hands Sofia opportunity; Data center powering AI ambitions

The week: Bulgarian politicians "flip the pancake"

Sofia cozies up to the new US administration, F-16 bill swells further and Energy Exchange gets a new boss

Day in 3 news: United Group exits non-EU markets; Sofia’s waste collection contracts up for grabs; Bulgarian Minister under fire for attending Russian event

The ruling majority kick-starts shock changes in regulators

GERB, BSP, TISP and MRF-Dogan set in motion procedures to fill the boards of 16 key state bodies in Parliament