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Pro-Russian parties exploit the fears of the disillusioned
Former Prime Minister Stefan Yanev, leftist spearhead Maya Manolova and former TISP cadres are jumping on the "anti-war" bandwagon of Vazrazhdane and BSP with new political factions

The unexpected digital champion of the state, how Zelensky saved Bulgaria’s government and flights to Skopje are in danger
Village life resuscitated, Zelensky finds fighting formula for our coalition and short-haul flights are in jeopardy

All plans for inflation and growth will be reconsidered: Finance minister Assen Vassilev
We have no signals that 2024 is not an achievable target date for the adoption of the euro, says the Deputy Prime Minister

The week: It's all going well if you are a bank, but not if you're a mayor, and a small village has a big waste problem
The honeymoon ends fast for the new government, economic optimism rises

The week: A smaller Bulgaria, the Macedonian hostages, and an MMA real estate tycoon
K Insights: Is small necessarily bad, how many tunnels can you dig for 12 bln. levs and what do e-buses and corruption have in common

Seven reasons why Bulgaria’s economic growth slowed down
The statistics office reported a surprisingly low 0.4% GDP growth rate in the third quarter of 2021

Inflation is here and it will stay
High prices of raw materials and energy for business have already hit consumers

Ending with a bang: How the November elections got exciting
The entry of a brand new popular movement and two serious contenders for President Rumen Radev’s office have turned an already unpredictable 2 in 1 vote into a cliffhanger

Amongst the turmoil, Bulgaria gets a budget revision
Revenues rise by 2.5 bln levs, expenditures grow by 2.3 bln levs

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

Quite a day: New caretaker gov’t, new elections and a new challenger
The second cabinet appointed by President Radev this year is notable mostly for its absentees - Finance and Economy ministers Vassilev and Petkov, who will now be entering the political fray

The week: The cynicism of demographic mourners, final week of parliamentary dramas and GDP records
Politicians play deaf and blind on stagnant vaccinations, but mourn demographic collapse, pensions, GDP go up - and so could concession fees

Bulgarian politics enters chaotic fall
With parliament’s days numbered, uncertainty reigns - especially over the logistics of the third national election