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: August 16, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.9% economic growth in Q2 2017 – flash estimate

August 16, 2017August 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.9 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

Read more
Bulgaria 

Speed camera records Latvian driver doing 152km/h in 60km/h zone in Bulgaria’s Shoumen

August 16, 2017August 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A BMW with a Latvian registration was recorded travelling at 152km/h in a 60km/h zone in the region of the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has highest ratio to GDP of government spending on public order and safety in EU – Eurostat

August 16, 2017August 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Among all European Union countries in 2015, the ratio to GDP of government spending on “public order and safety” was

Read more
Business 

Bulgarian government awards 27-year concession for Plovdiv intermodal transport terminal

August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

At a regular meeting on August 16, the Bulgarian government awarded a 27-year concession to the Terminali company for the

Read more
Bulgaria 

In Bulgaria, minority religious groups report assaults, Jews complain about hate speech and Lukov March

August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

In Bulgaria, minority religious groups, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), while Muslims reported

Read more
Bulgaria 

Protest, threats of court action against Bulgarian deputy PM over Sunny Beach raids

August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Organisers who cancelled a DJ festival at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast because of the series of raids of places of

Read more
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.

August 2017
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jul   Sep »
  • 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.