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: April 6, 2014

Europe 

Orban’s Fidesz on track for two-thirds majority victory in Hungary’s parliamentary elections – exit polls

April 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz looked within reach of a two-thirds majority in the parliament elected on April 6

Read more
Leisure 

What’s On: Yanni, Jose Feliciano to perform in Sofia in June

April 6, 2014April 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

The National Palace of Culture (NDK) Hall 1 in Bulgarian capital city Sofia will play host to keyboard maestro Yanni

Read more
Europe 

Ukraine’s Turchynov cancels trip to Lithuania to combat pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Luhansk

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine’s interim president Oleksandr Turchynov canceled his trip to Lithuania to lead the nation’s campaign against pro-Russian separatist movements that

Read more
Europe 

Pro-Russia protesters storm government buildings in eastern Ukraine

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Crowds of pro-Russia demonstrators have stormed government buildings in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, waving Russian flags

Read more
Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian Black Sea ports expect cruise ship boost because of Crimea crisis

April 6, 2014April 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

The 2014 summer season will see an increase in the number of cruise ships docking at Bulgaria’s Black Sea ports

Read more
Bulgaria 

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, visiting Bulgaria for World War 1 centenary commemorations

April 6, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is visiting Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rossen Plevneliev for World War 1 centenary

Read more
Leisure 

Roger Hodgson in concert in Sofia on July 1 2014

April 6, 2014April 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff editors pick

Roger Hodgson, the singer-songwriter formerly with Supertramp, will be in concert in Sofia on July 1 2014 at the National

Read more
a pair of handcuffs
Europe 

International police operation busts Romanian sex trafficking ring

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

With the support of Europol, Belgian, Romanian and UK Police, Italian Carabinieri Reggruppamento Operativo Speciale (ROS) have dismantled a mafia-type

Read more
Perspectives 

Analysis: Putin’s next move

April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 Catherine Maddux of VOANews.com Russia, Ukraine

With Russian troops amassed on the Ukraine border, some observers are  worrying about what is being called a “post-Crimea crisis.”And

Read more
Become a patron

  • March 17, 2023March 18, 2023 Sofia Cohen
    Rescuing history: Bulgaria and 1943
  • March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s April 2023 early parliamentary elections: Factfile
  • February 10, 2023February 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Unicef Bulgaria launches fundraiser to support children and families hit by earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
  • Bulgaria's caretaker government launches food price comparison platform
    March 24, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Schengen digital visa a step closer
    March 29, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Mass false bomb threats disrupt schools in Bulgaria, prompt terrorism probe
    March 28, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Profiting from the war: Kremlin bypasses EU and US embargo via Armenia
    March 27, 2023, by [email protected]
  • Foreign Ministry: Flights between Bulgaria and Israel suspended
    March 27, 2023, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Nikolay Marchenko
    Caucasian knot: Ayatollahs supply Putin with drones via Armenia for the war in Ukraine
  • March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bomb hoaxes in Bulgaria: All schools in Plovdiv closed on March 31
  • March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC report: War in Ukraine continues to impact EU farmers
  • March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Bulgaria had lowest hourly labour costs in EU in 2022
  • March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU population estimated to be 451M people

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.

April 2014
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« Mar   May »
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2023 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.