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: December 9, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs pass constitutional amendments on judicial reforms at second reading

December 9, 2015December 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 9 constitutional amendments on judicial reforms, keeping the bill on the fast

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian justice minister’s resignation triggers political melodrama

December 9, 2015December 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Radan Kanev said he would step down as co-chair of the Reformist Bloc parliamentary group, one of the junior partners

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Justice Minister resigns over judicial reform amendments

December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov said on December 9 that he was resigning from the government in protest against the

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria reports year-on-year increase in exports to rest of EU

December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries were 9.2 per cent higher in January to September 2015 than in the

Read more
Sport 

Bulgaria to co-host 2018 men’s volleyball world championship with Italy

December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria and Italy signed the contract to co-host the next world volleyball championships in 2018 at a ceremony in Lausanne

Read more
Europe 

Tsipras under fire after doubting need for IMF involvement in bailout

December 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, IMF

Hard feelings between Athens and the German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble appeared to intensify on Tuesday following statements by Greek

Read more
Europe 

Albanian opposition rallies for new government, early elections

December 9, 2015 VOANews Albania

Several thousand demonstrators led by the opposition Democratic Party rallied Tuesday in Albania’s capital Tirana, accusing the government of Socialist

Read more
Europe 

Biden promises Ukraine continued US support

December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 VOANews Ukraine

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has assured Ukraine’s lawmakers that the United States will never recognize “Russia’s attempt to annex

Read more
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
  • March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s CEC announces adjusted seat distribution in 51st National Assembly
  • January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov coalition government: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Parliament approves amendments to Foreigners Act
    June 18, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU to set new grounds for suspending visa-free travel to Schengen zone
    June 17, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament proposes stricter rules on dog and cat welfare, ban on sale in pet shops
    June 19, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • UK citizens may now use e-gates at Bulgaria's Sofia Airport
    June 17, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sofia Pride 2025: 'We are people, not propaganda'
    June 14, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU finance, economy ministers approve next step towards Bulgaria adopting the euro
  • June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria ranks second in EU’s annual bathing waters survey
  • June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Key step forward as Eurogroup recommends that Bulgaria joins the euro zone in January 2026
  • June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    European prosecutors order searches in Bulgaria in probe into corruption involving EU fisheries funds
  • June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    European Parliament proposes stricter rules on dog and cat welfare, ban on sale in pet shops

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 2015
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Nov   Jan »
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 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.Ok