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


You scream, I scream, but no ice cream: Unilever abandons Bulgarian production plant
The second biggest ice cream producer shuts doors

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe
K insights newsletter 17/01

Bulgaria's new factories for 2024: How has the industrial landscape changed
Amongst a sharp dip in investments during 2024 there have been a few that have also withdrawn entirely from the country

Team-GPT: Sofia to Silicon Valley in less than a year
The Bulgarian startup just raised 4.5 million dollars from American and British investors and is currently valued at 17.5 million dollars

Clean business: Septona plant in Ruse expands on back of surge in demand
Greek manufacturer of hygiene products like make-up pads and shower gels invests 40 million levs in new buildings and machinery

Irim: from a small workshop to a major furniture manufacturer
With a turnover of 100 million levs, the Ruse-based family company is one of the biggest in the sector and exports products to 15 countries

Bulgarian flexible packaging manufacturer Plastchim-T acquires Italian peer Manucor
The price of the deal is not disclosed but calculations show it tops 50 million euro

How Ruja Ignatova got protection from an underground boss
The hidden story of OneCoin founder and her relations to Hristoforos Amanatidis - Taki

Ursula von der Leyen in Plovdiv, or "In Bulgaria, EPP is GERB"
The leading candidate of the largest European party visited Boyko Borissov at a GERB election event in Plovdiv

The week: The Accountant and Srebrenica
Glavchev The Sudden Diplomat, Long work hours and a belated Tsar’s burial

The week: Is CEE turning into Latin America, The return of GERB is (almost) complete, Sofia's got trouble
K Insights newsletter: 17/05

640 million levs to transform Stara Zagora, Kyustendil and Pernik
The territorial plans are designed to create new jobs and economic dynamics in exchange for phasing out coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions

The week: Why we no longer need EU cash
Who needs Europe's money? Or a Foreign Minister? Kozloduy gets US nuclear fuel

Bulgaria has utilized only 4% of European funds since 2021
For the first time since joining the EU, Bulgaria has got along with almost no European funding for several years

DEMOBAZA: Bulgarian clothes for Hollywood artists
Teodora Alexandrova and Dimitar Sulev based their fashion brand in Bulgaria, but produce clothes for the biggest stars in Hollywood

The week: What a Big Mac can tell us about the future of Sofia
Sofia gets really expensive, Peevski gets a post, and Real Estate keeps booming

Atidzhe Alieva-Veli: More small farms risk paying for emission permits
MRF and Renew Europe MEP talks about the EU Industrial Emissions Directive changes in the pipeline