Day in 3 news: Prices of essential goods to be regulated; Day of mourning after North Macedonia tragedy; Protests against animal cruelty

The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly

K Insights newsletter 07/03

Day in 3 news: Cabinet rocked by bust-up with Dogan; PM wants EU recovery money to go to military; Education Ministry allots 1.5m levs to teacher training

Day in 3 news: Gov’t creates defense R&D center; Bulgarian fighters train with US bombers; Coal provided 40% of electricity in Feb

Day in 3 news: PM convenes Security Council; Sofia ranks 3rd in employee salaries; Vakarel tunnel pipes already damaged

Day in 3 news: Peevski eyes PM role; Food price inspections begin; Swedish gaming company buys Haemimont Games

Day in 3 news: Benefits freeze in draft budget; Bulgaria joins NATO troop exercise; Zhelyazkov takes part in Ukraine meeting

Day in 3 news: United Group exits non-EU markets; Sofia’s waste collection contracts up for grabs; Bulgarian Minister under fire for attending Russian event

The ruling majority kick-starts shock changes in regulators

GERB, BSP, TISP and MRF-Dogan set in motion procedures to fill the boards of 16 key state bodies in Parliament

Who remains in the race for Lukoil’s Bulgarian business

The Russian oil giant narrows the list of candidates, strong contenders include Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, Hungary’s MOL and possibly Turkey’s Cengiz

Day in 3 news: Deputy PM sceptical about Recovery Plan payment; BSP seeks cap on hikes of staple foods; Healthy Bars to build new factory worth 40 m

Day in 3 news: PM pledges budget with 3% deficit; Bank profits boom in 2024; Extension to Hemus approved

Day in 3 news: Govt to withdraw 2025 budget proposal; Businesses will get help to offset electricity price hike; 7 out of 28 districts declare flu epidemic

The day in 3 news: Hydropower plants fitted with energy storage systems; Lukoil’s Bulgarian assets up for sale; Zero tolerance for train accidents in safety overhaul

The day in 3 news: Zhelyazkov’s cabinet sees GERB retake reins; Targovishte Industrial Park launches tender; Software firm Codery acquires Devision

Finally a regular cabinet: a strange GERB-led coalition

TISP and BSP join forces with their nominal top nemesis and, with the help of Dogan’s MRF, push through an ordinary government

Day in 3 news: Hands off coal, Maritsa tells EU; Unlikely coalition almost sealed; Energy production down

The week: Schengen will transform Bulgaria, Business says it will die without state aid, What’s an Old Style Church?

Day in 3 news: Former PM Petkov charged over abuse of power; Production of textiles falls; EasyJet launches new flights to Paris from Sofia

The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

K Insights: 03/01/25