Skip to content
The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s independent English-language news and features website.

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe
  • World
  • Business
  • Perspectives
  • People
  • Leisure
  • Sport
  • Videos

Day: October 2, 2012

Bulgaria Business News 

Hotels and restaurants in Bulgaria’s Bansko complain about ‘unfair competition’ from apartment complexes

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s popular mountain resort town of Bansko are being asked to investigate after hotels and restaurants complained of

Read more
Business Perspectives 

M&A Corner: Valuation via discounted cash flow or using multiples

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 Les Nemethy

Business owners often ask themselves whether they need a business valuation, and if so what kind of valuation is required.

Read more
Europe News 

Romanian minister resigns over corruption allegations

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania’s health minister Vasile Cepoi resigned on October 1 following a corruption row that saw him accused of conflict of

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria bids farewell to United States Peace Corps

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

After more than 22 years, the United States Peace Corps is to end its activities in Bulgaria. Volunteers had a

Read more
Europe News Sport 

Cash-strapped Greece gives green light to aid for Formula 1 track

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Despite economic forecasts predicting a sixth consecutive year of recession and having to slash billions of euro in budget spending,

Read more
Bulgaria News World 

The example of Syria confirms reality of threat of chemical weapons, Bulgarian FM says

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The recent announcement by Syria of the presence of a stockpile of chemical weapons reaffirms that the threat of these

Read more
Bulgaria News World 

US Green Card lottery starts on October 2

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Registration for the United States 2014 Diversity Visa (DV) Program – commonly known as the “green card lottery” – starts

Read more
Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian small business promotion agency invites applications for innovation fund grants

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion  Agency (BSMEPA) has invited applications from science and technology projects for grants from

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Committee meets on bids to build houses in Bulgaria’s earthquake-hit Pernik

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The national council managing the funds raised by the Bulgarian Red Cross to assist people left homeless in the country’s

Read more
  • ← Previous
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC posts Q and A on Bulgaria’s changeover to the euro
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
Popular
  • European Parliament votes by massive majority in favour of Bulgaria adopting the euro
    July 8, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Eurogroup supports keeping lev – euro exchange rate unchanged as Bulgaria heads to adoption of the European currency
    July 7, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
    July 4, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU ministers activate flexibility in EU fiscal rules for Bulgaria, 14 other EU states, to increase defence spending
  • July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU Economy Commissioner: The euro will bring Bulgaria new opportunities, investments, jobs and growth
  • July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC posts Q and A on Bulgaria’s changeover to the euro
  • July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Official decision by EU finance ministers: Bulgaria will adopt the euro from January 1 2026
  • July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues weather warnings for July 9 over forecast high temperatures, strong winds

Help support the Globe

The Sofia Globe team can testify that upholding the globe is reminiscent of the work of Atlas.
Please support us in continuing to offer - as we set out to do when we launched in June 2012 - journalism that is truly independent and informed. All donations are gratefully received as we put in place our plans to grow in the years ahead.

Sign up for The Sofia Globe bulletin

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.


About Us: The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter. Read more about us.

Contacts

For editorial, advertising and general inquiries, please e-mail [email protected].

Legal Notice Действителен собственик на настоящото издание е Клайв Левиев-Сойър.

October 2012
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Sep   Nov »
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok