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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



K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms

K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms

The new annual edition of Capital 100 ranking shows that the revenues of the top 100 companies shrank by 14% last year after the boom in the energy sector in 2022. The star businesses of 2023 are arms, cars and solar



The week: Water under the mountain

The week: Water under the mountain

We destroyed the largest battery we had, Why Bulgaria is stuck, A tax amnesty on the horizon


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


Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Circumventing the "natural crossroad": Sofia is losing the fight for Corridor 8

Bulgaria’s abdication regarding its international affairs will soon make it obsolete and isolated


Construction of Mega Housing Complexes Shifts Towards Sofia District

Construction of Mega Housing Complexes Shifts Towards Sofia District

People are looking for homes in the mountains, but close to the capital city. The focus has recently shifted towards the towns of Samokov and Elin Pelin, and the village of Gorni Okol


Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Rising Wages, Lagging Productivity: The End of Bulgaria’s Cheap Labor Advantage

Income growth in Bulgaria outpaces labor productivity by far, signaling the end of the low-cost labor model



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




The LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis is operational: what’s next?

The LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis is operational: what’s next?

With the gas link from Komotini to Stara Zagora and the unloading facility now functioning, Bulgaria can import up to 5.5 bcm of gas each year



Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast

Russia’s floating petrol stations near the Bulgarian coast

Moscow’s "ghost fleet" of tankers undercuts marine fuel prices just off Bulgarian territorial waters and might be circumventing EU sanctions


Sofia Airport’s Terminal 3: Ready by 2031 and worth 500 million levs

Sofia Airport’s Terminal 3: Ready by 2031 and worth 500 million levs

The new facility will extend over 65,000 sq. m., will be connected to Terminal 2 and able to accommodate 20 million passengers per year



The Glavchev-2 cabinet - same same but different

The Glavchev-2 cabinet - same same but different

Kalin Stoyanov is replaced by Atanas Ilkov as Minister of Interior before the 27 October vote, Ekaterina Zaharieva likely to become EU Commissioner


Bulgaria's New Train Plans Derailed: Stadler Polska Quits Deals Worth Nearly 1 Billion Levs

Bulgaria's New Train Plans Derailed: Stadler Polska Quits Deals Worth Nearly 1 Billion Levs

The winner of two major tenders for rolling stock delivery withdraws from the procedure, while a third tender by the Ministry of Transport for rolling stock delivery has not yet begun