Bulgaria's Euro Switch: Myth vs Reality

No, the lev/euro rate isn't changing, the currency reserves won't be plundered, and prices won't double.

The Day in 3 news: Bulgarians monitor prices carefully; Airport fees cut for airlines; Energy surge fails to lift yearly production

ACF: Kovachki runs an energy cartel and corrupts politicians

The investigation of the anti-corruption watchdog reveals documents signed by Hristo Kovachki with children's stamps and "unregulated financial incentives"

Road marking corruption and icons: RIA and Police under fire

Two serious allegations of mismanagement haunt the Road Agency and the Ministry of Interior

The day in 3 news: Sofia’s buses start again; Telelink buys majority stake in Slovenian tech firm Actual I.T.; Sirma Group aims for 100M euro in revenue

Half a billion under the rocks, or what happened to landslide fortification procurements

How the state forked out 240 million levs for the completion of just three out of 84 projects

The week: The hottest destination - the Black Sea

The best municipality in Bulgaria, Local authorities are on the verge of disaster, A bike plant turns into a concrete one

Day in 3 news: No "euro effect" expected on property market; A1 restores service after national outage; More people moved to Bulgaria than left in 2024

The day in 3 news: Bulgaria orders 35 high-tech electric trains; Sofia Metro leadership change sparks unrest; Agri-solar farms still a no

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

Nip-Tuck RRP investments: which projects remain and which are dropped

Plumbing for small settlements, the new train system and the 112 emergency number are among the projects dropped. Other investments worth BGN 2 billion remain in the "risk group"

The European Health Card can now be issued easily online

Applying for the document is via the Ministry of Electronic Governance website and you can receive the card by post

The week: The subtle art of outsourcing, wasting water and behaving badly

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Day in 3 news: Cabinet rocked by bust-up with Dogan; PM wants EU recovery money to go to military; Education Ministry allots 1.5m levs to teacher training

NEK’s new batteries

The state energy company will upgrade its portfolio with energy storage systems for several hydropower plants, and part of the financing has been secured

Day in 3 news: Deputy PM sceptical about Recovery Plan payment; BSP seeks cap on hikes of staple foods; Healthy Bars to build new factory worth 40 m

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.

Mining sector targeted with a new tax in an attempt to fill budget holes

The finance ministry has proposed changes to the law on underground resources to raise revenues by BGN 900 million a year

The day in 3 news: 10% domestic electricity price hike likely in New Year; Sarafov stirs tensions with political moves; Mining sector rails against tax change

The week: A map of industrial brilliance

Factory of the Year is Solvay, Bulgaria loses some European money, How to destroy a 2000-year-old Basilica