Will Bulgaria break out of political deadlock in 2023?

With prospects for a coalition in the current parliament looking slim, the country is likely heading towards more inconclusive elections, lower turnout and diminishing public trust in the political process

The week: Some good vibes for Christmas; Lukoil suddenly is very cooperative; The curious case of Bulsatcom

Last K Insights newsletter for 2022

The week: To Qatar and back, brain surgeon fails to win minds, Schneider Electric is Factory of the Year

K Insights weekly overview

The day in 3 news: GERB cabinet attempt fails; Inflation decreases; Bulgarians choose digital purchases

Schengen is shut, Bulgaria needs brain surgeon and which are the country’s biggest businesses

Gov’t mandate roulette kicks off, Boyko is the (old) Messi, K100 business ranking now in English

The day in 3 news: Migrant pressure increases in 2022; Agriculture to get huge EU funds boost; Bulgaria still has no medical helicopter

The day in 3 news: GERB wants outsider for PM; Sofia threatens action over Dutch veto; 500 Bulgarian firms fall under new ESG directive

The day in 3 news: The return of the paper ballot; Radev will hand out first mandate; Serbian buys Levski

The week: the train problem, the Austrian surprise and the Russian oil

Trains, cities, and Elon Musk in the Northwest

The day in 3 news: Pension and minimum wage unchanged; WCC and DB will try to form minority gov’t; Elon Musk to visit Bulgaria

The day in 3 news: Officials quit after migrant attack; Democratic Bulgaria attacks President Radev over Ukraine; Bulgaria is regional startup leader

The day in 3 news: President Radev to sit on 3rd mandate until 2023; Lukoil to start paying taxes; Gemcorp memorandum is terminated

The day in 3 news: Bulgarians divided over Schengen; Paper ballot row fuels walkout from parliament; Unemployment down

A hidden fight "for" and "against" euro adoption dogs Bulgaria

Vazrazhdane turned a draft analysis about the impact of Eurozone entry by the National Bank into an attack on Bulgaria's renewed efforts to adopt the common currency from 2024

The day in 3 news: Bulgarian Rise could get 3rd mandate from President Radev; Exports so far this year already higher than in 2021; Excise on cigarettes up

The week: Weapons promises, foreign agents and budget in the red

Guns for Ukraine - it’s official, sort of; Still no government in sight, a nuclear reactor is shut off

Day in 3 News: New children’s hospital for Sofia; Parliament in preliminary approval of military aid for Ukraine; Personal bankruptcy law passes crucial vote

The day in 3 News: Gas prices drop by 47%; Budget swings to deficit; Banks report record profits

The day in 3 news: Talks on forming gov’t begin; 2023 budget to wait for ‘regular’ cabinet; Bulgarian company works for Twitter

Bulgaria in crisis: 5 risks caused by the political chaos

The post-election deadlock might consign the country to EU backwater status