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 9, 2013

Business 

Bulgaria approves corporate income tax breaks for high-unemployment areas

October 9, 2013October 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet, meeting on October 9 2013, extended a scheme to give companies exemption from corporate tax in areas of

Read more
Europe 

EU pledges 30 million euro to Italy to help with migrants

October 9, 2013October 9, 2013 VOANews

The European Union has pledged to give Italy an additional 30 million euro to deal with its refugee crisis, in

Read more
Europe 

IMF: Croatian economy to shrink 0.6% in 2013

October 9, 2013October 9, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Croatia’s economy will shrink 0.6 per cent in 2013, but that it could

Read more
World 

Turkey completes construction of air defence system

October 9, 2013October 9, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkey is continuing its efforts to domestically produce weapons systems. The country’s defence ministry has announced launches of domestic short-range

Read more
World 

Greenpeace activists arrested in Russia may face additional charges

October 9, 2013 VOANews Russia

Russian investigators say they are considering additional charges against several of the 30 Greenpeace activists arrested after a protest at

Read more
Europe 

Greece, Israel look to closer co-operation on energy issues

October 9, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece and Israel signed a series of agreements, joint declarations and cooperation protocols on a range of issues, from naval

Read more
Europe 

Czech president Zeman’s Israel trip not without controversy

October 9, 2013 The Prague Post Czech Republic

Czech president Miloš Zeman is in Israel on a three-day visit that began on October 7 2013. The trip, which

Read more
Europe 

Hungarian deputy PM speaks on country’s responsibility in the Holocaust

October 9, 2013October 9, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

For the first time since the fall of communism a high-ranking government official has acknowledged that “the Hungarian State was

Read more
Bulgaria 

IMF lowers economic growth forecast for Bulgaria

October 9, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund has cut back its economic growth forecast for 2013 and 2014, seeing growth this year at

Read more
  • ← Previous
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty
  • June 19, 2026June 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
    June 18, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
    June 17, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Environment Ministry responds to reports of oil pollution on country's Black Sea beaches
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, 'nudifier' ban
    June 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Germany's ambassador to Bulgaria on the need to supply weapons to Ukraine
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Week remains to end of free-of-charge exchange of leva for euro at Bulgaria’s commercial banks
  • June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 5.3% in January – May 2026
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria had highest annual increase in fuel prices in EU in May 2026 – Eurostat
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: EU’s trade surplus with UK in 2025 was 186.6 billion euro
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Chinese citizen charged with espionage

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 2013
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Sep   Nov »
  • 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.