The Collective’s 100 Chairs: the new open-air space in Sofia

The temporary space will house outdoor events until October and raises wider questions around the beautification of neglected urban places

All the President’s men: A new caretaker cabinet under the command of Radev

Who’s who in the caretaker cabinet of Galab Donev and what is at stake for them - and Bulgaria - in the next three months

Day in 3 news: New caretaker cabinet named; Fire in ammunition warehouse; Customs Agency with record revenues for half year

The week: A bridge worth paying for, Aurubis is at the top again and out with the hawks, in with the doves

Bulgaria: further away from Russia’s claws, but still close enough

An unprecedented diplomatic row between Russia and Bulgaria as the latter plunged into a political crisis

The week: Bulgaria’s economy is (surprise, surprise) doing very well, the real estate market - not so much, and some dolphins get religious

Don’t do stupid shit and things are going to get better

Sofia warns Skopje after anti-Bulgarian protests; President Radev: best time for elections is October; Bulgarians get news mostly from TV and social media

The week: The best place to start fighting the corruption, Don’t count a coalition before it’s hatched, Crypto collapse

A fatal crash exposes depth of state capture, No gov’t + crypto layoffs and M&As

Day in 3 news: Petkov, Mitsotakis to launch gas link on Friday, Brussels gives green light to 11 bln funding for Sofia, WCC nearly level with GERB in poll: Alpha Research

Revising the budget: everyone gets what they want

The first revision of this year’s budget has become a money grab amidst economic and political uncertainty

The week: Petkov’s tough choice, 70 (more or less) Russian diplomats & budget debacle

The new Bulgarian radical party - how worried should we be about Vazrazhdane

The leader Kostadin Kostadinov uses very well the social media and jumps on the populist anti-establishment bandwagons but cannot propose a viable agenda for governing

The day in 3 news: Minchev ousted as Parliament Speaker, Army audit paints grim picture of Bulgarian defense, 7 road firms won 5 billion BGN in tenders during Borissov’s reign

The week: The ruling coalition finally collapses, three scenarios for a government, and the economy grows despite everything

The day in 3 news: Ninova changes VMZ-Sopot board of directors, Former Economy Minister Vezireva caught plagiarizing, Hosting Ukrainian refugees has cost 131 mln euro to date

Bulgaria’s anti-inflation measures: chaos and populism

The government will spend 2 billion levs on populist measures without targeting the most vulnerable groups in society

Where are the Ukrainian refugees heading to?

Bulgaria faces the uphill task of having to find accommodation for 60,000 refugees currently in seaside hotels whose owners want to kick off their summer holiday season. Integrating them in society and in the labor market are now pressing priorities

The day in 3 news: Resettling of Ukrainians starts with a trickle, Producer price index reaches 40% in April, Minimum wage will be 800 BGN from 2023: Social Policy Minister

Is Bulgaria the weak link in Europe’s fight against Russian disinformation?

Pro-Kremlin propaganda has been flooding the country for years, fracturing the social fabric and offering a fruitful environment for the spread of disinformation

Day in 3 news: EU fears further gas cuts from Russia, Bulgarian cybersecurity under threat, Heating and electricity prices soar