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: September 2018

Leisure World 

Wiesenthal Centre: ‘Roger Waters’ boycott campaign against 2019 Eurovision in Israel violates EBU mission statement’

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

In a letter to European Broadcasting Union (EBU) President, Jean-Paul Philippot, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr.

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Transport Minister-designate declines nomination, blames ‘attacks’ against him

September 13, 2018September 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev said on September 13 that he was declining his nomination to be Tranport Minister,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Update: One sacked after new case of failed security screening at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport

September 13, 2018September 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An employee of the Sofia Airport security department was sacked as a result of the latest case of failure to

Read more
Europe 

European Parliament takes aim at dual standards in consumer products between Western and Eastern Europe

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

If a firm sells a product EU-wide, but with compositions that differ between countries, it must not label and brand

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria presses terrorism, weapons smuggling charges against Swiss citizen who tried to reach Idlib

September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s office has pressed charges of terrorism and arms smuggling against a Swiss citizen who attempted to cross

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on Administrative Procedure Code amendments

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs voted on September 13 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the Administrative

Read more
Europe 

EU extends Russia sanctions to March 2019

September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union has prolonged the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty

Read more
Leisure World 

Tel Aviv chosen to host 2018 Eurovision song contest

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

Tel Aviv has been selected as the Host City for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in 2019, the European Broadcasting

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 3.5% inflation in August

September 13, 2018October 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.5 per cent inflation in August, unchanged from the previous month, according to

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
  • March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s CEC announces adjusted seat distribution in 51st National Assembly
  • January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov coalition government: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Parliament approves amendments to Foreigners Act
    June 18, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU to set new grounds for suspending visa-free travel to Schengen zone
    June 17, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament proposes stricter rules on dog and cat welfare, ban on sale in pet shops
    June 19, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • UK citizens may now use e-gates at Bulgaria's Sofia Airport
    June 17, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Aircraft carrying 148 evacuees from Israel arrived in Bulgaria's capital Sofia
    June 18, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Transport Minister temporarily yanks licence of ground operator at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport after foul-up blocks passengers
  • June 22, 2025June 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government: Middle East situation no immediate threat to country’s security
  • June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU finance, economy ministers approve next step towards Bulgaria adopting the euro
  • June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria ranks second in EU’s annual bathing waters survey
  • June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Key step forward as Eurogroup recommends that Bulgaria joins the euro zone in January 2026

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.

September 2018
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
« Aug   Oct »
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 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.Ok