The day in 3 news: Cabinet line-up unveiled; AFC probe targets Sarafov and legal system; Bulgarian plant expands business

The week: Bulgarian politics in meltdown, corruption scandals revived and budget troubles

The unenviable task of trying to explain all this

The day in 3 news: Cabinet deal almost certain; June gas price falls sharply; Banks report Q1 record profits

The day in 3 news: GERB ups the ante over talks; Business outlook improves; Reserve requirements must increase

Laundering Borissov, purging the secret services, coordinating with embassies: What froze cabinet talks?

A leaked discussion of WCC’s National Council has jeopardized government negotiations with GERB

The day in 3 news: Second mandate passed to WCC-DB amid turmoil; Defence costs could pass 1 billion; Radev attacks Vassilev over recording

Last-minute rotation: GERB and WCC-DB agree on a government

It will be formed with the second mandate of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov and will have Mariya Gabriel as his deputy. They will then swap positions after nine months.

The day in 3 news: Geshev at war with Borissov, refuses to resign; Sarafov fears for his life; First mandate handed to Mariya Gabriel

The week: A genuinely bold idea, cross-party ‘friendship’ fizzles out, a ‘superhero’ targeted by evildoers

Let’s dream big

The board is set, the pieces are moving: will there be a cabinet?

Borissov seems to be dictating the pace of the negotiations, WCC is trying to outmaneuver him, but might end up playing into his hands

The week: Are parties going to agree on anything, the Azeri gas gambit and BNB cools down crediting

Coalition with GERB? Don’t look at what he says, look at what they do

"Unconventional proposal." Are GERB and WCC-DB working towards a gov’t?

In a sign of goodwill, the leaders of the two factions met for the first time on Tuesday, but a breakthrough remains far off

The day in 3 news: Gov’t negotiations begin; Bulgarian bank launders Russian money, says Dobrev; New VC firm starts up

The week: Some lessons from Romania, handshakes in Parliament, and a call to people who love cities

K Insights newsletter: 21/04

The day in 3 news: Parliament’s work can finally begin; Inflation nudges down; EC sues Bulgaria over separate violations

Hills of Rock in Plovdiv and Velingrad Arte feastival canceled this year

Francofolies is coming to the city under the hills, and the organizer Fest team is targeting family events and solo concerts

The week: The worst-case post-election scenario, a sock company leaves, Bulgarian football rulers refuse to

K Insights newsletter 30/04

Bulgaria risks losing 7 bln euro of EU funding while trying to preserve coal

Bulgaria will renegotiate the energy section of its Recovery and Resilience Plan with the European Commission

The week: The 14 billion-bet, the game the President plays, new telecoms are on their way

K insights newsletter on 24/03

Bulgaria: No Territorial transition plans, no EU billions for coal transition

The caretaker government’s decision to link territorial plans submission with Recovery Plan negotiation puts at risk 1.2 billion in funding for three regions transitioning away from coal