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Bulgaria's Euro Switch: Myth vs Reality

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.


Is Bulgaria becoming a liability for the EU?

Is Bulgaria becoming a liability for the EU?

Corruption and the (mal)functioning of the judiciary are no longer national problems - they also concern Europe


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


The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers

The week: The worst believers in the world, A historical debacle, John Malkovich enrages Bulgarian writers

K Insights Newsletter 25/10


The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated

The week: Rumors of Bulgarian extinction are greatly exaggerated

For once, good demographic news; gambling ban - better late than never and a big mining investment


The week: Why we no longer need EU cash

The week: Why we no longer need EU cash

Who needs Europe's money? Or a Foreign Minister? Kozloduy gets US nuclear fuel


Who wants a free market? Bulgaria postpones wholesale electricity market liberalization

Who wants a free market? Bulgaria postpones wholesale electricity market liberalization

Meanwhile, households will have missed the optimum moment for liberalization because electricity prices are currently at their lowest


The week: How hard is it to buy trains?

The week: How hard is it to buy trains?

The train won't be coming, The free electricity market neither, And the new Constitution is a mess


Top 25 agricultural machinery dealers increase revenue by a third in 2022

Top 25 agricultural machinery dealers increase revenue by a third in 2022

All the importers in the top 25 have registered a profitable year


100 to 0: How Bulgaria went from a historical net exporter of electricity to a net importer

100 to 0: How Bulgaria went from a historical net exporter of electricity to a net importer

The change in dynamics is evident and there is enough reasons to guess that Bulgaria made a big mistake


What’s next for Bulgaria’s coal power plans?

What’s next for Bulgaria’s coal power plans?

The government is preparing a final recovery plan proposal and is now planning to close 800 MW of coal-fired capacity and limit the capacity of Maritsa East TPPS by 30%



The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist

The week: No, Bulgaria is not bankrupt - just dangerously populist

Money, guns and bloody populism (+ a really good book)


Another parliament bites the dust. What did it accomplish?

Another parliament bites the dust. What did it accomplish?

The 48th National Assembly will be remembered for the laws it failed to pass rather than for any meaningful breakthroughs



Bulgaria: a step closer to the euro’s door

Bulgaria: a step closer to the euro’s door


Dangerous games with state money

Dangerous games with state money

The caretaker cabinet unveiled shocking expectations for high deficit and debt bills in the 2023 budget


The risks in front of Bulgaria’s 2023 budget

The risks in front of Bulgaria’s 2023 budget

With or without a regular government in place, the new parliament can vote on Budget 2023 but probably it will not have the will to cut spending


Bulgaria in crisis: 5 risks caused by the political chaos

Bulgaria in crisis: 5 risks caused by the political chaos

The post-election deadlock might consign the country to EU backwater status


The week: The private border of Bulgaria and the EU, are we still on track for the euro and a stellar year for banks (so far)

The week: The private border of Bulgaria and the EU, are we still on track for the euro and a stellar year for banks (so far)

K Insights 03/06: what happened with the refugees