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

K Insights newsletter 07/03

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

Energy connectivity is key to future security

Energy innovations and energy grid efficiency were discussed by energy ministers from Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Hungary, and the United Kingdom

New Apartment Sales in Bulgaria Rise 7% in 2024

Sofia sees 10% growth with nearly 30,000 homes sold, of which 73% are purchased with mortgages

The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

Among the novelties is that the government now aims to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP

The day in 3 news: Court returns case against Petyo "the Euro" Petrov; Vidin's industrial zone seeks contractor; Former customs chief’s trial is stalled

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: Industrial Park in Svishtov Nears Construction; WCC-DB Demand Equal Pension Contributions for Public and Private Sector Workers; EU Takes Bulgaria to Court Over Bad Loan Directive

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

The day in 3 news: Hydropower plants fitted with energy storage systems; Lukoil’s Bulgarian assets up for sale; Zero tolerance for train accidents in safety overhaul

The week: Borissov returns, Euro is around the corner, And Trakia highway is the deadliest in Europe

K insights newsletter 17/01

The day in 3 news: Zhelyazkov’s cabinet sees GERB retake reins; Targovishte Industrial Park launches tender; Software firm Codery acquires Devision

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.

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

The economy - more of the same, but somehow different

Normalization of inflation to relatively low levels increases the country's chances of fulfilling the Maastricht criteria and entering the eurozone.

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

The week: Drained to zero

Bulgaria loves a scam, Big trouble brews for TurkStream and a Romanian Tik-Tok warning

Day in 3 News: Bulgaria misses EU deadline; Seventh vote - but still no speaker in parliament; Industry is optimistic in November

The week: Schengen on the horizon

Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt

The day in 3 news: Minimum wage gets huge hike; BNB to curb mortgage lending; 100 million euro for rural areas