The week: A prosecutor-general heads out, an EUcommissioner comes in, and an American president drops by

The day in 3 news: Pollsters predict knife-edge result on Sunday; Kovesi probes BGN 1 billion worth of abuses; Changes in FMFIB management

The week: The 14 billion-bet, the game the President plays, new telecoms are on their way

K insights newsletter on 24/03

What happened to Bulgaria’s largest builder?

Veliko Zhelev, the boss of infrastructure giant Hirdrostroy, was briefly arrested last week for harassing an employee. Is there more to this story than meets the eye?

The day in 3 news: BSP gets third mandate; Inflation rate still at just under 17%; Less than ⅓ of road projects realized last year

The German wpd is launching a project for a 75 MW wind farm near Balchik

The investment will be the first of its kind for over a decade since the last wind park was erected in the country

Energy minister Rossen Hristov: There is a political decision in Moscow preventing Gazprom to work with us

The week: Bulgaria sails towards energy independence, brace for protests, why Ohrid is important

Gas and other disasters, rent-a-mob week looms, Ohrid is in from the cold

Michael Ignatieff: The History That Got Us Here

The Canadian historian, politician and author reflects on the Russian war against Ukraine, why it happened - and where it might bring us

Recovery plan 3.0: fresh restart with trains and batteries

The state authorities decided to revamp the EU funds plan, squeezing in some radical ideas before being submitted by the end of April

18 steps to government: What did the parties decide after a week of negotiations?

Cabinet talks led by election winner We Continue the Change run smoother than the previous two attempts, but difficult steps still have to be taken

Someone wants to make the Bulgarian energy market go crazy again

How the interests of several powerful figures move the market in an undesirable direction

The day in 3 news: MRF’s Karadaya joins presidential race, Bulgaria produced 4 billion euro in farm produce in 2020, Pandora leaks expose football boss’s misdeeds

The week: The cynicism of demographic mourners, final week of parliamentary dramas and GDP records

Politicians play deaf and blind on stagnant vaccinations, but mourn demographic collapse, pensions, GDP go up - and so could concession fees

Roses withering

Depressed global demand has put Bulgaria’s iconic rose oil industry to its knees

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria to get a "second" Prosecutor General, mortgage loans rise, trade unions and employers seek new state support

What is the Bulgarian mafia – and why does it matter?

"Thugs – out" and "Mafia" have become the signature chants of this summer’s anti-governmental protests. There are deeply rooted reasons for this.

The gambling war

The attack on gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov is yet another example of how politics and business in Bulgaria are intertwined