Day in 3 news: Inflation in March at 4%; Sofia public transport staff seek pay hike; Ramazzotti in Sofia

The week: Belgrade, Budapest and the perils of short-memory

Fires and revolutions in the Balkans; A 3 bln leva road, and VMware sheds a thousand workers

Bulgaria's 2025 Budget Draft: Eurozone Aspirations vs. Fiscal Realities

Huge increases in projected expenditures face unclear sources of revenues.

The week: Mad World

Mental health reality check, same old new budget and a final euro push

Bulgaria to ask for euro assessment by the end of February

The announcement comes after probing the chances with the Eurogroup, which augurs positive reports and eurozone entry from 2026.

Bulgarian furniture output falls to 556 million dollars in 2023

Volume decreased 5% year on year and over 7% on 2021 amid contraction in consumption

The week: Bulgarian Vikings strike Sweden, The last train for 2026 eurozone, Bulgarian Patriarch loves Russia

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The day in 3 news: Inflation up but Eurozone criteria still feasible; EBRD joins Belgian fund in expanding retail park market; Partners eye Sofia’s budget plan

The day in 3 news: Mass building could threaten Sofia’s identity; Software firm Fabrico wins 640K euro; Bulgaria could meet Eurozone inflation criteria this month

The week: Why cities need problem-solving capabilities

The capability gap, Euro (still) on the horizon, More state aid for business

Bulgaria Edges Closer to Euro Adoption with Inflation Target within Reach

Bulgaria is on the verge of meeting the price stability criterion and can now request an extraordinary report from its European partners

The day in 3 news: Sofia on the cusp of the Eurozone; Green Innovation’s IPO plans: Hydrogenera eyes 2025 listing; Trakia is accident hotspot

Draft Budget 2025 Stuck in Limbo

For now, there is no parliamentary majority to advance the controversial draft budget of the caretaker cabinet to a vote.

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

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

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: Eurozone entry depends on inflation; Czech helicopters sent in to tackle local fires; Slight cooldown by weekend

The week: A vacuum spot on the EU map

We’re not the poorest in the EU anymore, yet we’re still mute, and a drug lord decides to go to prison

As wage hikes drive economic growth in Bulgaria, inflation fails to meet euro adoption criterion

GDP grows by 1.7% in the first quarter, an increase of between 2% and 3% is forecast for this year