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 19, 2015

Europe 

Migrants stuck at borders as officials squabble along Balkan route

October 19, 2015 Deutsche Welle Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia

Thousands of refugees waited for hours in the rain before entering Croatia, as officials struggled with a growing backlog. Slovenia

Read more
Bulgaria Europe 

Bulgaria participates in Nato’s live military exercise Trident Juncture in Italy

October 19, 2015October 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato Allies and partner nations kicked off the Alliance’s Trident Juncture live military exercise on October 19 2015 during an

Read more
Bulgaria 

Prosecutors question PM Borissov over ‘permission’ for Russian flights

October 19, 2015October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Bulgaria’s Supreme Cassation Prosecution questioned Prime Minister Boiko Borissov in connection with a complaint filed by the Protest Network about

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s October 2015 elections: 267 candidate mayors worked for State Security

October 19, 2015October 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

A total of 267 candidate mayors in Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 mayoral and municipal elections had worked for the country’s

Read more
Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August was 944.3M euro

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the eight months of the year stood at 944.3 million euro, the equivalent of

Read more
Europe 

Thousands of migrants stranded between Serbia and Croatia

October 19, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey

Several thousand migrants remain stranded Monday along the Croatian-Serbian border.  They spent a cold night with little food after Hungary

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police detain 58 migrants in Bourgas region

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

A total of 58 migrants were detained on October 18 by police in the Black Sea city of Bourgas and

Read more
Business 

Hackers stole more than 3M euro from Bulgarian companies

October 19, 2015October 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Hackers have stolen more than three million euro from Bulgarian companies in the past seven months, according to the head

Read more
Europe 

Merkel: Germany wants a stable Turkey

October 19, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

On her official visit to Turkey on October 18, German chancellor Angel Merkel had good results from her meetings with

Read more
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
  • August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Increased flights from European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea in summer 2027
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev: 'Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia'
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
    September 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Commission proposes Affordable Housing Act
    September 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Romania's intelligence service foils attempted sabotage operation coordinated by Russia
    September 8, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • In Beijing, Bulgaria's economy minister bids to attract investments in production of electric cars
    September 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: First residence permits issued in EU up by 10.1% in 2025
  • September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments in July 2026: Arrivals down, but revenue up
  • September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s exports in January – July 2026 up 8.5%, imports up 13.7% y/y
  • September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Exhibition ‘Pavel Koychev. The Four Elements’ opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 15
  • September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Sofia city council approves record borrowing of 367M euro to modernise public transport and infrastructure

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 2015
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« 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.