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 12, 2020

Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv makes mask-wearing compulsory at open-air football matches, concerts

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The Plovdiv regional crisis staff against new coronavirus has decided to make wearing protective masks compulsory at open-air events such

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-government protests: Tent camps remain, obstruction on motorway

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The 35th day of protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General saw three tent camps

Read more
house toy mortgage home photo daniel wildman
Bulgaria 

Bulgarians leave parental home on average at age 30 – Eurostat

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarians leave their parental homes at an average age of 30, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said on August 12,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Employees on labour contract in Bulgaria fell close to 5% in June 2020 y/y – NSI

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of employees on labour contract in Bulgaria was 4.7 per cent lower in June 2020 than in June

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s H1 2020 exports drop by 8% y/y, imports down by 11.7%

August 12, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s exports in June 2020 added up to 4.31 billion leva, a decrease of 7.2 per cent compared with June

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: ‘Encouraging trend’ in Bulgaria, Chief State Health Inspector says

August 12, 2020August 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

There is an encouraging trend in Bulgaria regarding Covid-19 and a decrease in the rate of the number of people

Read more
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
  • Bulgaria's former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
    September 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Commission proposes Affordable Housing Act
    September 9, 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
  • In Beijing, Bulgaria's economy minister bids to attract investments in production of electric cars
    September 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: First residence permits issued in EU up by 10.1% in 2025
  • September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments in July 2026: Arrivals down, but revenue up
  • September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s exports in January – July 2026 up 8.5%, imports up 13.7% y/y
  • September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Exhibition ‘Pavel Koychev. The Four Elements’ opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 15
  • September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Sofia city council approves record borrowing of 367M euro to modernise public transport and infrastructure

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 2020
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« 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.