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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



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


Parliament Begins Debates on the Euro Introduction Law. The New Target is July 1, 2025

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


PM Glavchev’s Caretaker Cabinet Acts to Preserve Coal Power Plants Until 2038

PM Glavchev’s Caretaker Cabinet Acts to Preserve Coal Power Plants Until 2038

Bulgaria is moving towards renegotiation of its Recovery and Resilience Plan, putting in jeopardy EU payments.


The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

The week: The elusive recipe for anti-corruption

Anti-corruption is difficult everywhere, 79 regulatory seats for the taking (if we discount the Patriarch’s and the PM’s)



Ursula von der Leyen in Plovdiv, or "In Bulgaria, EPP is GERB"

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


Who is who in the Glavchev cabinet and what comes next

Who is who in the Glavchev cabinet and what comes next

The caretaker gov’t is dominated by GERB and MRF cadres, which are bound to restore the status quo


How the Half-Baked Constitutional Changes Brought Back GERB

How the Half-Baked Constitutional Changes Brought Back GERB

And Other Problems with the Upcoming Early Vote



IT entrepreneur Vasil Terziev is the new Sofia mayor. What does he propose?

IT entrepreneur Vasil Terziev is the new Sofia mayor. What does he propose?

His program suggests reforms geared towards transformation of Sofia's governance and infrastructure



Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna

Local elections, round 1: GERB loses Sofia, keeps Burgas and draws in Plovdiv and Varna

The ballot was marred by a fabricated scandal that eliminated machine voting


KInsights’ local election guide: What to watch out for

KInsights’ local election guide: What to watch out for

The upcoming vote will be a test for established and rising parties alike, and might lead to redistribution of power at national level


Is Constitutional reform still-born?

Is Constitutional reform still-born?

WCC-DB successfully involved their non-coalition partners from GERB and MRF in their bid to mend the judiciary, but the process has barely started - and can be torpedoed at any point