The week: Petkov’s tough choice, 70 (more or less) Russian diplomats & budget debacle

Day in 3 news: 70 Russian diplomats expelled, No excise for LPG and methane, 0% tax on flour

Illegal road repairs worth billions

A cross-ministerial probe found that much of the money paid for roadworks and maintenance has been illegally allocated

An Indian tale about Bulgarian internet

Nikolay Gorchilov, Victor Frances and Plamen Petkov introduce the Bulgarian internet model to India through the provider Excitel, which already has over half a million subscribers

The real influence of Russia in Bulgaria, part 2: The real players

In the second article of a two-part series, KInsights explores how Putin’s war in Ukraine exposed that Bulgarian politics remains hostage to a powerful pro-Kremlin network holding key positions in the state

2022 starts with a 100% increase in real estate deals in Nessebar and 9% in Sofia

Nessebar joins top 10

Bulgaria’s GullivAir considering direct flights to the U.S.

Bulgarian carrier GullivAir intends to launch a direct route to the United States

Houston, we have a (coalition and inflation) problem - but also a Resilience plan, at last

Ceaseless troubles for the ruling majority; more, yet pricier F-16s on the way & downgraded GDP forecast

The week: Borissov arrested, Central Bank chairmanship tears the coalition, Resilience Plan still not ok

Former PM Borissov arrested, Guerilla war over BNB shakes the coalition and the Plan is still NOT alright

Capital’s 2022 Business meets Gov’t conference: Highlights

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov slams Bulgaria’s ill-preparedness for war or emergencies during address to Capital Weekly and business sector guests

The long road to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv

How Bulgaria and others helped Russia get to Kiev, still no budget and top 10 IT companies in Plovdiv

Five Bulgarian cities considering introduction of low-emission zones

Sofia plans to introduce low-emission zones in December 2022.

The week: Call them by their names, planes to Skopje and Bangkok, and the Recovery plan is back

F-16 are not on the horizon, while trains are

Three tunnels under the Balkan range: where and when

Road tunnels are to be built under the Shipka pass in central Bulgaria, Petrohan pass in the west, and close to the Black Sea coast in the east, regional development minister Grozdan Karadzhov announced

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria has the lowest minimum wage in EU, 2022 kicks off with better business climate, Ruse-Giurgiu ferry to launch by June

The day in 3 news: Bold 6 bln infrastructure package from Finance Minister, Development bank issues 30 mln in credit for tourism SMEs, 30-40% of Hemus funds went to GERB: Rashkov

The day in 3 news: Kiril Petkov on first trip to Brussels, "Recovery" program of the Fund of Funds to expand by 96 mln. BGN, Firms will need 194,000 workers in 2022

The day in 3 news: Parliament approves Kiril Petkov’s cabinet, 30% of Bulgarian adults are vaccinated, October export up 23% year-on-year

Tragedy on the wings of negligence, a cabinet is brewing, Radev wins in underwhelming style

Textiles, clothing, footwear: Virus in the model

The garment industry has been hit hard by the Covid closures that affected over 100,000 workers in the sector in Bulgaria.