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The Zhelyazkov cabinet program: familiar intentions but nothing reformist

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 week: Mad World

The week: Mad World

Mental health reality check, same old new budget and a final euro push


The week: Bulgarian politicians "flip the pancake"

The week: Bulgarian politicians "flip the pancake"

Sofia cozies up to the new US administration, F-16 bill swells further and Energy Exchange gets a new boss


Ski Lifts’ Shutdown Brings Chaos to Visitors of Bulgaria’s Iconic Vitosha Mountain

Ski Lifts’ Shutdown Brings Chaos to Visitors of Bulgaria’s Iconic Vitosha Mountain

A decade-long dispute between private owners, the state, and environmentalists has severely hampered access to the mountain overlooking Sofia


Patrick Fragman: In 2026 we will have a cost estimate for the new units of Kozloduy NPP

Patrick Fragman: In 2026 we will have a cost estimate for the new units of Kozloduy NPP

Westinghouse Electric Company CEO* on Bulgaria's nuclear contract, moon base and other projects


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

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

K insights newsletter 17/01


The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

The year: 2025 is here with open borders, electricity cuts, gas shortages, and a hope for peace

K Insights: 03/01/25



The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?

The Schengen effect: What changes with full membership?

The borders will be open on 1 January 2025, but Bulgaria’s infrastructure will have a hard time absorbing all the traffic



The week: The Romanian way

The week: The Romanian way

The boom on the other side of the Danube, Where did 4 billion leva go, the biggest Renter in Sofia


Cycling by the Danube: a Bulgarian adventure for the fit

Cycling by the Danube: a Bulgarian adventure for the fit

At the end of every summer, the Danube Ultra cyclocross brings together hundreds of adventure lovers who cross Bulgaria's northern border by bike


Sofia’s poisonous traffic goes under the institutional radar

Sofia’s poisonous traffic goes under the institutional radar

There is hidden pollution with dangerous nitrogen dioxide in Sofia and the state is underestimating the problem, the environmental organization For the Earth says


640 million levs to transform Stara Zagora, Kyustendil and Pernik

640 million levs to transform Stara Zagora, Kyustendil and Pernik

The territorial plans are designed to create new jobs and economic dynamics in exchange for phasing out coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions


The week: Finally, some money for the cities

The week: Finally, some money for the cities

Money for the regions, Mud for political enemies, Solar for our neighbors



The week: A second private border?

The week: A second private border?

A private Schengen, Elections loom again, How hard is it to buy trains



How the Dutch got too good at farming

How the Dutch got too good at farming

A small, fertiliser-rich country sniffs the limits of its old model