The day in 3 news: Bulgaria has record Covid cases, Revenue agency collects 1.15 billion euro in October, Defense Ministry sends 350-strong troop detachment to Turkish border

A call to action: a National Plan for Cardiovascular Health is urgently needed

The experts have reached a consensus; the ball is now in the institutions’ court

Do we continue the change? A new big player in town

The movement of popular caretaker ministers Assen Vassilev and Kiril Petkov enters the political fray with a bang - but can it live up to the hype?

The day in 3 news: Natural Gas price up 36%, Education Ministry recommends masks for teachers, Customs with record collection rate in August

The week: A very expensive winter is coming, the "disrupters" enter the political center and new cars sales grow fast

GERB, salaries and energy bills all head north

What the caretaker gov’t did - and where it faltered

Stefan Yanev’s first cabinet exposed many of the previous administration’s flawed practices but failed to fix many of them

The week: Yet another saviour on the horizon, Fourth Covid wave is here and some good news for the budget

To party or not to party, that is Kiril Petkov’s question, (some) Covid restrictions, after all, and even more expensive electricity

The day in 3 news: New Covid measures from 7 September, Revenue agency collects 12.5% more tax, Bulgargaz increases gas sales by ⅓

The day in 3 news: Justice Council blocks Geshev impeachment, Parliament launches 3 special committees, Minimum pensions to exceed poverty line

The week: The offices will stay empty, GERB is on the ropes, the Revenue agency raises its game

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

Startups in Bulgaria: March overview

Halo Dx and MYX raise money for further expansion; SMSBump’s owner earns "unicorn" status

The golden passports of Bulgaria; the new lockdown and the elections; how to get a year of free rent

K Insights 19/03: the dirty campaign begins and what is cyberethics

Fast Reads

Lidl expanding, a boom for metal producers, and a switch to e-bikes

A toy war

How one toy retailer got mixed-up in anti-government protests and received an uninvited buy-out offer

Bulgarian Development Bank’s New Leadership

A dubious loan stirred public uproar in April, leading to the quick dismissal of the bank’s management but the new team seems unlikely to fix the systemic problems at the state-owned lender

The gambling war

The attack on gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov is yet another example of how politics and business in Bulgaria are intertwined

Organized crime in Bulgaria: Five popular beliefs re-examined

Bulgaria, unfortunately, has built an image of a country deeply affected by organized crime

A coastal city willing to grow

Life is boiling in Burgas only during summer

Bulgaria in toll hell

Burdened by a lack of foresight and competence, the government failed to live up to its promises when introducing a road toll system