The week: The Romanian way

The boom on the other side of the Danube, Where did 4 billion leva go, the biggest Renter in Sofia

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget Faces Challenges with a Significant Expenditure Overrun

Budget revenues are growing at a much slower pace than expenditures, while EU funds remain elusive for now

The day in 3 news: Strike threat hits Sofia public transport; Concerns over vote buying in election run-up; High prices mean fewer industrial real estate deals

The Glavchev-2 cabinet - same same but different

Kalin Stoyanov is replaced by Atanas Ilkov as Minister of Interior before the 27 October vote, Ekaterina Zaharieva likely to become EU Commissioner

The Elusive Shipka Tunnel: A Long-Awaited Project or Just a Mirage?

The tunnel is a critical infrastructure project, essential for improving the connection between northern and southern Bulgaria

The week in news: Vazrazhdane blacklists pro-human rights teachers, Glavchev to try proposing a new caretaker cabinet, Two thirds of Bulgarians support liberal democracy

European prosecutors search Bulgartransgaz office over project for expansion of Chiren gas storage facility

The gas storage expansion is estimated to cost 600 million levs and 25% will be financed through EU funds

From political to constitutional: Bulgarian caretaker gov’t crisis deepens

President Radev refuses to appoint the Kozhareva cabinet over her insistence on reappointing controversial internal minister Kalin Stoyanov, creating further political turmoil

A Wolf Battue

The Prosecutor's Office and the Anti-Corruption Commission go after Rumen "the Wolf" Gaitansky, Stoyan Mavrodiev - and potentially, Ahmed Dogan himself

The week in news: Glavchev’s deputy takes over as PM; Parliament bans "LGBTQ propaganda"; MPs swiftly adopt Euro Introduction Act

Payment inevitable: BOTAS demands its 4 billion levs from Bulgargaz

A leaked letter shows that the Turkish gas firm is adamant that it should keep collecting USD 500,000 a day without delivering gas

No gov’t with last mandate triggers seventh election in October

It is still uncertain whether President Radev will make an attempt to replace Dimitar Glavchev as PM

Day in 3 news: Budget deficit reaches 1 billion levs; No European commissioner nominated; 800 million wind park in Dobrich

Parliament Begins Debates on the Euro Introduction Law. The New Target is July 1, 2025

Deputies will require institutions to finalize technical preparations by March 2025 and approve all regulations by December 2024

Day in 3 news: Judicial reform overturned by Constitutional Court; Parliament adopts new electricity compensations; State coal enterprise posts 237 mln levs loss

The week: The Bleak sea 🌊, Who's nominating the Bulgarian EU commissioner 🇧🇬💼, The train deal falls through 🚂❌

K Insights 26/07

PM Glavchev’s Caretaker Cabinet Acts to Preserve Coal Power Plants Until 2038

Bulgaria is moving towards renegotiation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan, putting in jeopardy EU payments.

Day in 3 news: Electricity bills to jump 40% MOM; IT crash disrupts cyber network; Glavchev to modify Bulgarian RRP to keep coal

The week: Dispatches from the frontlines of the heat war

Bulgaria bakes, coal TPPs fire up and no Anti-Peevski front forms

Day in 3 news: BNB says sub-governor’s removal "legitimate", but up to Parliament; Heatwave ignites coal TPPs; Bulgarian state-owned firms expensive, inefficient: IMF