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: May 21, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Campaign material weeded out over marijuana motif

May 21, 2019May 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has ordered the withdrawal of campaign material of a party registered for participation in the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Household electricity prices in EU ‘lowest in Bulgaria’ – Eurostat

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

In the second half of 2018, household electricity prices in the European Union were lowest in Bulgaria, at 10 euro

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government grants EU funds to turn Vidin Synagogue into cultural centre

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Vidin

Vidin mayor Ognyan Tsenkov has expressed thanks after Bulgaria’s government agreed to further support for the municipality for the project

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko: Events in summer 2019

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Lance Nelson tourism

In Bansko in summer 2019, there is probably more going on than ever before, that I can remember. However, as

Read more
Bulgaria 

Residence permits issued to non-EU citizens in Bulgaria rose 41% in 2017

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of residence permits granted to non-EU citizens in Bulgaria in 2017 was 41 per cent higher than in

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: GERB and BSP squabble over Kövesi

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova

With just a few days to Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Booze ban in Plovdiv, other places

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

The sale of alcohol on Bulgaria’s European Parliament election day, May 26, has been banned in Plovdiv and a few

Read more
Bulgaria 

7000 ha of crops damaged by hail, storms in Bulgaria – Agriculture Minister

May 21, 2019May 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 7000 hectares of agricultural land in Bulgaria have been damaged by recent torrential rains and hailstorms, Agriculture Minister Dessislava

Read more
Europe 

EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the European Commission is launching on May 21

Read more
  • ← Previous
Become a patron

  • June 22, 2022June 26, 2022 Clive Leviev-Sawyer
    Being there: Amid the crowd as Bulgaria’s government lost the no-confidence vote
  • March 1, 2022June 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Parliament votes in new Defence Minister after Ukraine row
  • December 14, 2021June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Petkov coalition government: meet the ministers
  • Bulgaria expels 70 Russian diplomats
    June 28, 2022, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Petkov sets stark lines for talks on future government
    June 26, 2022, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Chances of early elections in Bulgaria steepen further
    June 29, 2022, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Kunchev: New wave of Covid-19 in Bulgaria to peak in two to three weeks
    June 27, 2022, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria: WCC hits out at President over decision to end consultations
    June 28, 2022, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    In past month, 107 Covid-19 deaths in Bulgaria
  • July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    Midway through 2022, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 221
  • June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    Russian ambassador to Bulgaria threatens embassy closure after staff expulsion
  • June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Parliament approves 2022 Budget revision at second reading
  • June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria January-May 2022 Budget surplus at 605.1M leva

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.

May 2019
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Apr   Jun »
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2022 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.