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Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem

Instead of voting for more populism-driven spending, parliament has to consider unpopular measures to tighten state finances


The week: Schengen on the horizon

The week: Schengen on the horizon

Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt


A USD 370 million injection kickstarts new Kozloduy NPP units design

A USD 370 million injection kickstarts new Kozloduy NPP units design

The process starts with a techno-economic analysis to be ready by the end of 2025, which ought to be followed by Parliament’s decision on actual construction





The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers

K Insights Newsletter 25/10



Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip

Air inferiority: The botched repair of the Graf Ignatievo airstrip

Due to the lack of an overall vision and the questionable capacity of the companies hired, the revamp of the airbase may not be completed when the F-16 fighters arrive


The week: The Romanian way

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

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 Glavchev-2 cabinet - same same but different

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 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



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

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



Payment inevitable: BOTAS demands its 4 billion levs from Bulgargaz

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

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