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: June 2013

Business 

Bulgaria’s Danube Bridge 2 plagued by missing road signs – report

June 24, 2013June 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

More than a week since the opening of Danube Bridge 2, between Romania and Bulgaria, many drivers could not find

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian archaeologists given more time to survey Via Diagonalis site

June 24, 2013June 24, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, motorways

Bulgarian archaeologists would be given an additional month for digs on the site of the Roman Via Diagonalis remains near

Read more
Bulgaria 

Care for children focus of Prince Edward’s visit to Bulgaria

June 24, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Caring for children disadvantaged by social circumstances or who are physically challenged is a key focus of the visit to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests, day 10: photo gallery

June 23, 2013October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Sergei Stanishev, Sofia, Volen Siderov

The evening of June 23 2013 saw the 10th day of a turnout of many thousands of people to parade

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s DSB party elects new leader

June 23, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Right-wing party the Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria elected lawyer Radan Kanev its new leader on June 23 2013 after

Read more
Europe 

Albanians vote in national election

June 23, 2013 VOANews Albania

Albanians are going to the polls Sunday in an election that could affect the country’s entry into the European Union.

Read more
Europe 

High prices compound squeeze of Cypriot consumers

June 23, 2013July 10, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

Eurostat has come up again with data that reveal the extent of the hardship that many families face in Cyprus

Read more
Europe 

Romania sells rail freight company for more than 200M euro

June 23, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Grup Feroviar Roman SA (GFR), a private railway operator, won the bidding for CFR Marfa, Romania’s state owned rail freight

Read more
Europe 

Macedonia must not silence critical media, UN expert says

June 23, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Macedonia must allow space for critical media, Frank La Rue, UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of expression

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
  • Bulgaria's Parliament approves changes to election law
    July 30, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 3, 2026August 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria records 2.42 billion euro Budget deficit in H1 2026
  • August 3, 2026August 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s road death toll in January – July 2026 is 269
  • August 3, 2026August 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s July 2026 was one of the country’s coldest Julys in the past 20 years – meteorological bureau
  • August 3, 2026August 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    ‘Francisco Goya Dreams of a Keen Mind’ exhibition opens at Sofia’s Kvadrat 500 gallery on August 4
  • July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria utilities regulator raises gas prices by 4.6% for August 2026

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.

June 2013
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
« May   Jul »
  • 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.