Elections 2021, volume 2: Trifonov finally proposes a cabinet (and a Bulgarian-N.Macedonian Space Mission)

With GERB and There is such a people running neck and neck, the showman nominates Simeon II acolyte Nickolay Vassilev for Prime Minister and spurns coalition

The lost decade of Bulgaria

The governments of Boyko Borissov promised reform, but instead created an apparatus for extortion and clientelism

The day in 3 news: Gov’t lets successor file recovery plan to EC, manufacturing down 3,4 percent, fuel consumption down while prices go up

After the elections: Final results, mandates and scenarios

Forming a majority in the new parliament will be a Sisyphean task and the role of the President could be crucial in coming months

The day in 3 news: Gov’t exploited state resources: OSCE, 500,000 people vaccinated, GERB retains hold over energy regulator

Elections looming large, prosecutors denied and how Bulgaria remains at the end of the GDP tail in the EU

K Insights 5/03: Controversial changes to the media law were postponed, Eurohold wants to raise 100 mln euro on the stock exchange

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

What’s next for Boyko Borissov, the ultimate political survivor?

While his opponents predict the end of his political career, the Prime minister seems poised to win the April 4 Parliamentary elections

Migrants have returned, will they stay?

Bulgaria has been losing people to the West for decades. COVID-19 rearranged that.

Fast Reads

Bulgarian society is drifting between the discomfort of the status quo and the uncertainty of alternatives

Mistrust in institutions remains overwhelming

Bulgaria’s EU Game Plan

Legislation priorities for the first half of 2018

What Bulgaria wants from its presidency of the Council of the EU

Sofia hopes to make a breakthrough on the country’s membership in the Schengen area and Eurozone. It also hopes to change its image as an underachiever.

Is Winter Coming for Bulgarian Coal?

Bulgaria’s energy system will need to go through major transformation to meet the requirements of the new EU policy drive for clean energy