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: June 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to open honorary consulate in Belfast

June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved, at a regular meeting on June 28, the opening of an honorary consulate in Belfast. The opening

Read more
Bulgaria 

From Gripens to the skirmish of Svishtov: War of words between Bulgarian President and Borissov’s GERB goes on

June 28, 2017July 1, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tensions between Bulgarian President Roumen Radev and Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party are continuing, following the accusation by GERB

Read more
Business 

Poll: Bulgarian business climate worsened slightly in June 2017

June 28, 2017July 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found a sliver of gloominess grow in managers’ opinions

Read more
Bulgaria 

Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria condemns attack on Muslim leader’s family in Sofia

June 28, 2017July 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgarian Jewish organisations, in a statement on June 28, condemned the previous day’s assault on the wife and two daughters

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Regional Development Minister orders check of 10 per cent of buildings with new cladding, including for fire safety

June 27, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Minister has ordered the National Construction Control Directorate to carry out an inspection of residential buildings on

Read more
Bulgaria 

Two daughters of Bulgaria’s Deputy Chief Mufti assaulted in Sofia street

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Unidentified assailants attacked two daughters of one of the Deputy Chief Muftis of Bulgaria, one of the spiritual leaders of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Every fourth Bulgarian sees fake news in the media every day – poll

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Every fourth Bulgarian (25 per cent) sees false news in the media on a daily basis, every sixth (17 per

Read more
Bulgaria 

British ambassador: Working on visit by Theresa May to Sofia for talks with Borissov

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Work is being done on a possible visit to Sofia by British prime minister Theresa May for talks with her

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former defence minister: Caretaker cabinet left it to next government to decide on negotiations on fighter jet acquisition

June 27, 2017June 28, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

The Ognyan Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet only “validated” the ranking of bids to supply new jet fighters to the Bulgarian Air

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Opera on the Square returns to Bulgaria’s capital from July 9
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgarian PM Radev's Cabinet confirms his position on EC's proposed 21st package of sanctions on Russia and Belarus
    July 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU formally opens excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
    July 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Nato Allies invest $40 billion in counter-drone capabilities and drone training
    July 7, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's controversial contract with Türkiye's Botaş 'frozen' for 15 months
    July 7, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Parliament approves increased price asked by US for Stryker armoured combat vehicles
    July 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU foreign policy chief: No agreement yet on 21st package of sanctions on Russia but ‘quite close’
  • July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Sofia and Bourgas shortlisted to host 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
  • July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Bulgaria has EU’s highest ratio of hospital beds per population size
  • July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU formally opens excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
  • July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Breeze 2026 large-scale naval exercise on until July 19

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.

June 2017
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  
« May   Jul »
  • 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.