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 14, 2020

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Anti-government protesters briefly block roads to border checkpoints, key mountain pass

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

Protesters in Bulgaria seeking the resignation of the government and the Prosecutor-General expanded their blockades on August 14, obstructing –

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Serbia requires PCR test for arrivals from Bulgaria

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

Serbia requires a PCR test for arrivals from Bulgaria as of August 15, according to statements posted on the Serbian

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Belgium adds another region of Bulgaria to travel restrictions

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Belgium has added the north-western region of Bulgaria to regions of the country subject to a warning against travelling to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President rejects PM Borissov’s call for Grand National Assembly to change constitution

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

In a televised address to the nation on the evening of August 14, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev rejected Prime Minister

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: Covid-19 situation in country ‘under control’

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

The Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria is under control, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said on August 14, according to a report

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian economy shrank by 9.8% in Q2 2020 – flash estimate

August 14, 2020August 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s economy declined by 9.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in

Read more
Bulgaria 

Sceptical reactions to Bulgarian PM’s plan for Grand National Assembly, new constitution

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The August 14 announcement by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov that his GERB party would propose the election of a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov to propose Grand National Assembly, new constitution

August 14, 2020August 16, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

In a video address on August 14, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that his GERB party would propose to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air resumes flights to Israel on August 23

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, new coronavirus, tourism

From August 23, flag carrier Bulgaria Air will resume flights to Tel Aviv, the airline said in a statement on

Read more
  • ← Previous
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
  • 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
Popular
  • Bulgaria's government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
    July 1, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
    July 4, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sofia Airport concession-holder launches tender for design and construction of Terminal 3
    June 30, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues warning of hazardous weather over forecast sizzling temperatures
  • July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory about Italian rail strike
  • July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: House prices in Bulgaria rose 125% in 15 years
  • July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects third motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government
  • July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y

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 © 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