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 2018

Business 

Sofia Startup Expo 2018: ‘Fighters and Founders’ programmes announced

February 24, 2018February 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The organisers of the first exhibition for startup innovative companies in Bulgaria have announced two new startup programmes for participants

Read more
Europe 

Work begins on removing ‘Alexander the Great’ name from Skopje Airport

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

Work began on the morning of February 24 on removing the letters “Alexander the Great” from the recently renamed “Skopje

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advises against travel to several SE European countries as harsh winter weather moves in

February 24, 2018February 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued a warning against travelling to several countries in the region because of freezing temperatures, strong

Read more
Bulgaria 

EU leaders will decide mere days beforehand whether Varna summit with Turkey will go ahead

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Varna

A decision will be taken at the European Council meeting on March 22 and 23 whether the “conditions are there”

Read more
Bulgaria 

Archaeological finds from construction of Bulgaria’s Struma Motorway on exhibition

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Unique archeological finds discovered in 2017 during the construction of the Struma Motorway are part of the exhibits at the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria road agency warns motorists weather will worsen on February 25

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency has warned motorists that weather conditions will worsen on February 25 2018, with blizzards and snowfalls

Read more
Bulgaria 

Proposed sale of CEZ’s Bulgarian assets electrifies political passions

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The announcement that Czech state-owned utility CEZ intended to sell its Bulgarian assets to a largely anonymous entity spurred a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria backs Serbia’s implementation of reforms on its European path, Radev tells Vučić

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev, Serbia

Bulgaria is ready to work with Serbia to deepen good-neighbourliness in the Western Balkans and in the implementation of reforms

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Energy Minister Petkova submits resignation over CEZ sale deal

February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy

Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on February 23 that she was submitting her resignation from Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s

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.

February 2018
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728  
« 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.