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

Month: December 2012

Bulgaria News 

More arrests of teenagers amid spate of hoax bomb calls in Bulgaria

December 19, 2012December 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police announced a series of arrests on December 18 2012 after separate incidents in which hoax bomb calls have

Read more
Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgaria, Serbia to work on good neighbourliness agreement

December 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Serbia have agreed that as soon as possible, they should sign a treaty on co-operation and good neighbourliness,

Read more
Bulgaria Business Europe News 

South East Europe economy shrinks in 2012, faces risks in 2013, World Bank report says

December 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The combined economies of the six South East European countries will shrink by 0.6 per cent in 2012, and face

Read more
Business Europe News World 

Global economy risks falling into renewed recession, UN report says

December 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

World economic growth has weakened considerably during 2012 and is expected to remain subdued in the coming two years, says

Read more
Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian real estate brokers avoided 160M leva in taxes since 2007 – revenue agency

December 18, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) said on December 18 that it estimated real estate intermediaries avoided paying 160 million leva

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Poll shows gap between Bulgarian ruling party and main opposition unchanged

December 18, 2012December 18, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

With about six months to go to national parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s centre-right ruling party GERB has about 24.5 per cent

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian Parliament’s economy committee rejects move to ease total smoking ban

December 18, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

An attempt to backtrack on Bulgaria’s total ban on smoking in enclosed spaces in restaurants, bars and other public places

Read more
Europe News 

Yanukovych cancels Kremlin trip, puts Customs Union on hold

December 18, 2012December 18, 2012 Svitlana Tuchynska of The Kyiv Post

Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych postponed his December 18 Moscow trip today during which he was supposed to meet with Russian

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister supports ‘flexibility’ on smoking ban

December 18, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev, smoking

Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev says that his ministry supports “flexibility” on the ban on smoking in

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Parliament approves 2026 Budget package at second reading
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Poll finds serious decreases in approval ratings of Bulgarian PM Radev and his government
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Defence Ministry 'exploring options for second-hand fighter jets'
    July 28, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Opposition slams Bulgarian Foreign Minister over handling of Iran issue
    July 31, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Foreign Minister holds talks with Iranian counterpart about US aircraft
    July 30, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Radev government hikes electronic road tax fees by 30% from August 1
    July 29, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian PM Radev: Iran understands US aircraft stationed in Bulgaria 'not for combat missions'
    July 28, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 4.6% for August 2026
  • July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Opposition slams Bulgarian Foreign Minister over handling of Iran issue
  • July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC pays out 896 million euro to Bulgaria under NextGenerationEU
  • July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    In EU, new battery-only electric cars up 30% in 2025
  • July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian MPs approve October 25 date for presidential elections

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.

December 2012
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Nov   Jan »
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 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.