Search
14 results

Where did the Bulgarian tomato disappear to?
How the country turned into a net importer of tomatoes after being a top exporter during the socialist period

Radev’s cabinet: what’s the aim?
The Donev cabinet’s first moves seem designed to overturn the legacy of the reformist Petkov gov’t - but the reasons might be more prosaic than Russian meddling

Ondo Solutions attracts 1-million-euro investment
The Bulgarian farming solutions company will expand its business abroad

The week: Is Bulgaria the limp pig of EU regulation, coal is (still) here, minimum wage surpasses Montenegro
Also: New Parliament is up, as well as the new 12 bn. Leva Plan

The Week: Borissov is defeated, now what; an e-car maker (eventually) arrives and still no sign from Brussels
Fighter jets and politics, Bulgaria turning into Belgium, 8 billion leva in state gifts

Borissov shows-up, a farmer speaks-up and what can you do with 12 tons of dates
A new government: big plans and little time; cartels in agriculture; why we're still dependent on Russia

Bulgaria’s (non-)recovery plan
Bulgaria stands to receive 12 billion levs (6.1 billion euro) in 2021-2026 from the Recovery Plan for Europe, and will be spending the funding as it always has - on weak, ineffective projects

The state with the most open data
The July leak of National Revenue Agency data belonging to millions of taxpayers exposed the current state of Bulgaria’s cybersecurity and commitment to electronic governance

Witch hunter General
The selection of Ivan Geshev as the next Prosecutor General will likely go unopposed, triggering seven more wasted years on the anti-corruption front and even more blatant institutional abuse of power.

Bulgarian winemakers eye higher prices from grape harvest 2017
The sector exports mostly to Poland, exports to Russia have dwindled to a trickle and now Bulgarian wineries are looking for markets outside Europe.