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: February 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: No firm has bid yet to supply voting machines

February 16, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

No company has yet filed documents to apply for the contract to rent voting machines to the Central Election Commission

Read more
Bulgaria 

Borissov predicts difficulty in forming government after Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections

February 16, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

GERB leader and former prime minister Boiko Borissov predicted on February 16 that it would be difficult to form a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: A wealth of promises of wealth

February 16, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

If anyone believes the promises of sundry parties ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, they must already be

Read more
Business 

InvestBulgaria Agency projects 400 million leva investment and creation of 6000 jobs in 2017

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria may expect to see investments of 400 milllion leva (about 204 million euro) with the potential to create 6000

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Stanishev fluffs vote in European Parliament on EU-Canada CETA deal

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgarian MEP and Party of European Socialists leader Sergei Stanishev voted against the party line by casting his ballot in

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s supreme court rejects applications against ‘Yes Bulgaria’ participation in March 2017 elections

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has dismissed applications by four complainants against the registration of former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s “Yes

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.4% inflation in January

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.4 per cent inflation in January, compared to 0.1 per cent a month

Read more
Bulgaria 

Officials check safety of road tunnel under Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Officials in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have begun checking the safety of the road tunnel that runs underneath the landmark

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces another seven regional governors

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Meeting on February 15, Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided to replace seven regional governors, a week after dismissing 14. Caretaker Prime

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 ADJ
    The Sofia Globe Monday digest: June 1
  • May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Photo exhibition ‘Allegra – strings and hearts in the lens’
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Trump nominates Florida Republican Holder to be ambassador to Bulgaria
    June 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
    June 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • PM Radev claims EC is to initiate an excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
    May 29, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • US military to transit Bulgaria in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve
    May 31, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • BG-Alert system to be tested on June 2
    June 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Parliament limits powers of special manager of Lukoil assets in Bulgaria
  • June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s second-highest increase in retail trade volume in April 2026 y/y
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC recommends opening excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EBRD holds Bulgaria’s 2026 economic growth projection at 2.7%
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian MPs approve amendments to 2025 Budget Act extension

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.

February 2017
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728  
« Jan   Mar »
  • 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.