Bulgaria has utilized only 4% of European funds since 2021

For the first time since joining the EU, Bulgaria has got along with almost no European funding for several years

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

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

A customs boss, a police chief and a "very expensive" watch: the first strike of the new anti-corruption agency

Two strange stories from last week converge into one

Day in 3 news: MiO Chief Secretary withdraws resignation, Early election and vote for MEPs on June 9, Bulgaria opposes resolution on Israel at UNHRC

Day in 3 news: MoI chief secretary resigns, Caretaker cabinet composition to be finalized, Outgoing PM urges transparency in probe of Customs Office

The week: No country for the old

The young have made it through, The rotation is now a centrifuge, Bulgarian football goes for old

How GERB built Putin a pipeline, part I: the Roadmap to circumvent the law (and Ukraine)

A new data leak exposes how the Borissov-3 gov’t facilitated the construction of the TurkStream pipeline across Bulgaria against the country’s own interests and EU procurement rules

Fertilizers remain vulnerable to the impact of the Ukraine war, trade restrictions

Prices fall from record highs but stay steadily elevated

The week: The Roadmap to Russian energy serfdom

How GERB sold out to Putin (before the war), Rotation stuck and who designs Beyonce’s clothes in BG

The day in 3 news: Salaries Increase In All Regions; Record Migrant Influx in 2023; Rashkov: Information Leaked to ‘Notary’ Bojanov

The day in 3 news: Borissov reacts to Navalny’s death, Marijuana produce busted in Veliki Preslav, Households spend a third of their income on food

The week: Brace, the rotation is coming

The Suddenly-important Ministry, More Russian spies pop up, and Meta buys a company

Industrial cooldown, slower business growth and less VAT collected: 2023 at a glance

Global events hit the financial performance of public companies, shrink factory production and effectively cut down state revenue

The day in 3 news: Radev boycotts CC ceremony; WCC’s key figures to sue BIRD; Bulgaria finally inks gas agreement with BOTAŞ

The week: Going nuclear (again)

The new Bulgarian mega-dream, eurozone delayed, Nexo comes back with a vengeance

Economic Trends That Will Impact Bulgaria in 2024

Four leading Bulgarian economists highlight the most significant trends of 2023.

Schengen by Air and Sea: What does it mean?

All EU member states approved Bulgaria’s and Romania’s partial entry into the free travel zone from 1 April, but are still to agree on full-blown membership

The week: 3 focal points to watch out for post-Schengen

Bulgaria gets a half-Schengen, Peevski gets a half party, and something awful is going on in the police

Euphoria Fading on Bulgaria's Housing Market

After peaking in 2021-2022, transactions and, construction permits are now declining, and price growth is slowing down