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The week: The new enemy of Borissov
The battle for Sofia, Opening the gates to foreign workers, A huge battery plant is unveiled

Radev asks for a euro referendum, but parliament likely to stop it
The President notably chose Europe Day for the announcement, which comes a month before the convergence report

The week: No more politics, just business
Making Nexo great again, Vazrazhdane tours the globe and energy market reform postponed

Bulgaria’s Informal Economy: 34.6% In the Shadows
More than half of the added value in sectors like hospitality, agriculture, and construction comes from undeclared income, according to a report by Kearney and Visa

The week: EU funds: the rise of the cities
A quiet financial revolution, An ex-minister indictment gone wrong, Paying for your religion

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

The week: And justice for all?
The democratic facade comes crumbling down, an AI factory is coming, and hopefully, some trains at last

Constitutional Court declares that state institutions sabotaged election recounting case
The Prosecution has seized all election materials on the case, barring the Court from accessing the data that would allow it to make a final ruling

Bulgaria’s software sector grows 16.5% in 2023
A further 12% rise in revenue is predicted for 2024, maintaining the industry’s share at 4.9% of GDP

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe
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Finally a regular cabinet: a strange GERB-led coalition
TISP and BSP join forces with their nominal top nemesis and, with the help of Dogan’s MRF, push through an ordinary government

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.

Over 40% of businesses expect 2025 to be worse – BIA survey
Glavchev’s caretaker cabinet has the approval of 21% of respondents, the judiciary garners only 1%, trust in parliament stands at 0%

Is Bulgaria becoming a liability for the EU?
Corruption and the (mal)functioning of the judiciary are no longer national problems - they also concern Europe