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Kadri Simson: Replacing all Russian gas immediately is impossible, cutting consumption must be part of our strategy
The EU Energy Policy Commissioner talks to Capital weekly about the risk of a complete cut-off from Russian gas - and what the EU plans to do about it

Petkov’s gov’t falls after no-confidence vote
The motion was passed with 123 MPs from GERB, MRF, TISP and Vazrazhdane

The week: A new coalition was born, the billions for the road cartel were halted, what the hell has gone wrong with the Bulgarian army
"We will bring you down", we have 2.5 billion reasons to do so + an MP not afraid of going back to her village

Gov’t teeters on brink after six stormy months
With TISP pledging to support GERB’s vote of no-confidence next week and the ruling coalition at least six MPs short of keeping its majority, Petkov’s cabinet looks terminal

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

Bulgaria’s budget 2022: too generous and risky
The finance ministry proposed a draft budget for 2022 with a deficit equivalent to 4.1% of planned GDP and significant debt growth

Yanis Varoufakis: Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone would be a mistake
The thinker, writer and ex-Greek finance minister talks to K Insights on the EU and why the Recovery and Resilience package was a mistake

The risky gambit with government debt
The Bulgarian caretaker cabinet’s decision to not issue government bonds on the international market hasn’t worked well

Why we love the EU and pretend not to like Moscow; the two most endangered sectors in Bulgaria
K Insights 26/03: A lot of love for Brussels, a fraught relationship with Moscow and a snub from Beijing

Promises, promises: How will Bulgaria look like according to the economic programs of the parties
The main parties’ pledges in the fields of taxation, finance, pensions, energy and business development policy

A lady you don't want to meet, 3 ways to look at the economy, and why you have to watch your steps
K Insights 19/02: Economy fares better than forecast, why we don't have good trains

Budget revenues rise even during the pandemic
Bulgaria’s budget gap widened in 2020 but the worst forecasts failed to materialize


Bulgaria's budget in crisis
Balanced fiscal policy takes a sharp turn towards rapid spending in the hope of election win next year

The pressure below surface
Bulgarian banks remained profitable in the first three quarters of 2020 despite the coronavirus impact but with the expiry of the credit moratorium drawing nearer pressure will likely increase on profit margins in the coming months

Corona-debt
Bulgaria raised 2.5 billion euro through the sale of Eurobonds under favorable conditions in September. The question is what the GERB-led government coalition will do with the money