The week: Going nuclear (again)

The new Bulgarian mega-dream, eurozone delayed, Nexo comes back with a vengeance

Bulgaria tables another army modernization plan, but relies on allies to plug holes

Spanish aircraft and Italian ground troops to reinforce NATO’s flank in the country

Day in 3 news: Bulgarian MiGs might be replaced with Gripens, Mirage 2000s; Exports grow by 41% in H1 of 2022; Industrial production growth for June is 17.4%

Beating plowshares back into swords

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might finally prompt the rearmament of Bulgaria’s military which has all but stalled in the past three decades

How a small plane flew over 7 countries and landed in Bulgaria without permission

The mystery of the phantom aircraft is a stress test for Bulgarian national security - which the state is so far failing

The day in 3 news: US F-35s join Bulgarians in air policing, President threatens a N.Macedonia EU veto referendum, State electricity prices compensations continue

The day in 3 news: Refugee resettlement hits a wall, Bulgaria to get oil embargo derogation: Petkov, Uncertainty about who inherits Dutch F-35s air policing duties after 31 May

The second F-16 deal: late and more expensive

Despite political hopes that the second batch of 8 US-made fighters would be cheaper, the initial offer price stands at 1.7 billion USD - a third more than in 2019

The day in 3 news: Bulgargaz foresees 38% more expensive gas in May, 8 new Dutch jets join air policing over Bulgaria, Petkov to discuss gas access with Erdogan in Antalya

Day in 3 news: Breach of air-space, boost for the governing party, 50% of people don’t want to change N.Macedonia stance

Day in 3 news: Spanish fighters deploy to Bulgaria for joint air policing, Radev convenes Security Council over state of the army, Environmental minister turns to EU Commission over air quality

Between a rock and a hard place: Bulgaria and the Ukraine crisis

Stuck in the middle of its allegiance to the Euroatlantic Alliance and its volatile domestic politics, Sofia is choosing to keep a low profile amidst rising NATO-Kremlin tensions

Eagle Down: the systemic flaws that led to the crash of a MiG-29

Inadequate resources, an ageing fighter fleet, criminally few flying hours for pilots and poor training - just some of the problems plaguing the Bulgarian Air Force

Weaker Threat to the Government from the Left

BSP’s primary aim is to dominate the left-wing space, not to fight GERB or win the presidential elections

Bulgarian politics might be on the verge of systemic change

This is hardly good news for the country as it may lead to instability and turbulence