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: July 2019

Bulgaria 

African Swine Fever: Price of pork in Bulgaria up 25-30% in less than a month

July 31, 2019August 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The price of pork in Bulgaria has increased by 25 to 30 per cent in less than a month because

Read more
Bulgaria 

US State Department welcomes Bulgaria’s go-ahead for F-16 purchase

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The United States welcomes the Bulgarian government’s decision to purchase eight F-16 multirole fighter aircraft, munitions and related equipment, the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 30.5 per cent of Bulgarians cannot afford a one-week holiday

July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

About 30.5 per cent of Bulgarians cannot afford a one-week holiday, according to European Union statistics agency Eurostat, citing figures

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Food Safety Agency confirms ASF outbreak at industrial pig farm in Silistra

July 30, 2019July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said on July 30 that it had confirmed, through laboratory tests, a new outbreak of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President asks Constitutional Court to reject law on business donations to political parties

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has asked the Constitutional Court to overturn recently-approved provisions of the Political Parties Act and the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Housing prices in Bulgaria rose more than 26% in 3 years – statistics institute

July 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices of housing in Bulgaria increased about 26.15 per cent between 2015 and 2018, according to the National Statistical Institute

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s F-16 deal goes ahead as legislation gazetted

July 30, 2019July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The four contracts between Bulgaria and the United States on the $1.25 billion acquisition of eight F-16 fighter jets, as

Read more
Bulgaria 

Large numbers in protests in Bulgaria against nominee to be Prosecutor-General

July 29, 2019July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Protesters numbering several hundreds, if not thousands, turned out on the evening of July 29 to protest against the nomination

Read more
Bulgaria 

Time capsule buried at Forum complex in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The ancient Roman Forum complex in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv frequently delights archaeologists with things dug up – but for

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
  • August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Increased flights from European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea in summer 2027
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev: 'Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia'
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • New baggage handling system launched at Bulgaria's Vassil Levski Sofia Airport Terminal 2
    September 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Romania's intelligence service foils attempted sabotage operation coordinated by Russia
    September 8, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Unification Day long weekend weather outlook
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova names state news agency head as running mate
    September 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Borissov’s GERB will not nominate a candidate in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections – official
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian army completes clearing unexploded ordnance at Emco arms plant
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Romania’s intelligence service foils attempted sabotage operation coordinated by Russia
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Hungary expels 10 staff of Russian embassy in Budapest
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU member states agree to derogation for Ukraine to buy crucial products for Patriot air defence

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.

July 2019
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Jun   Aug »
  • 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.