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: April 2017

Bulgaria 

Mareshki forecasts doom for GERB – United Patriots coalition government

April 11, 2017April 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

Volya party leader Vesselin Mareshki has forecast that a forthcoming coalition government combining Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the nationalist United

Read more
Business 

Bulgarian exports in January and February 2017 up by 12.7% year-on-year – NSI

April 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January and February 2017 added up to more than 7.7 billion leva, an increase of 12.7 per

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian nationalist leader Simeonov: ‘News on government by the end of the week’

April 9, 2017April 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian nationalist United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov said on April 9 that he expects that there would be news about

Read more
Bulgaria 

Refugees will not have privileges at expense of Bulgarians – caretaker Social Policy Minister

April 8, 2017April 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Refugees will not have extra privileges at the expense of Bulgarians, caretaker Social Policy Minister Gulub Donev said on April

Read more
Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria ‘accepts’ US air strike on Syrian airport as part of efforts to stop use of chemical weapons – Foreign Ministry

April 8, 2017April 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Syria

Bulgaria accepts the air strike by US forces on a Syrian Air Force airport as part of efforts to address

Read more
Europe 

Bulgarian leaders send condolences after fatal lorry terrorist attack in Sweden

April 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party and who is widely seen as likely to return as his country’s

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s newly-elected Parliament to hold its first sitting on April 19

April 7, 2017April 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s newly-elected 44th National Assembly will hold its first sitting on April 19 2017, as decreed by head of state

Read more
Europe 

‘Systematic checks’ of EU citizens crossing external Schengen borders start on April 7

April 7, 2017April 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Systematic checks of European Union citizens crossing external Schengen borders are mandatory as of April 7 2017, the European Commission

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker govt, President continue damage control attempts in controversy over bill on voting rights

April 7, 2017April 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

The blame game is continuing in a controversy about draft legislation posted on the Bulgarian Justice Ministry website that envisaged

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • November 8, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Sunday 2026 observed in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
  • November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Death toll in 86-vehicle chain crashes on Bulgaria's Trakia Motorway is 12, with final figure pending
    November 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's consumer watchdog fines retailer Kaufland 75.7 M euro
    November 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry warns of public sector strike in Ireland planned for November 12
    November 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Air Force escorted three civilian aircraft following bomb threats
    November 5, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Two aircraft land at Sofia Airport following latest bomb threats – report
    November 6, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Trakia Motorway tragedy: Recriminations and compensation
  • November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Day 2026 observed in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia
  • November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s exports in January – September 2026 up 11.3%, imports up 14.5% y/y
  • November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Death toll in 86-vehicle chain crashes on Bulgaria’s Trakia Motorway is 12, with final figure pending
  • November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    VDL: EC proposes dedicated funding of 50 million euro for Black Sea maritime security hub

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 2017
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
« Mar   May »
  • 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.