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: January 13, 2021

Perspectives 

Bulgaria faces ‘rigged elections’ playbook challenge

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2021

If there is one thing that Trump will leave in his aftermath – it cannot correctly be called a legacy

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to begin mass testing of teachers on January 25

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Mass testing of teachers for Covid-19 will begin on January 25 so that an assessment can be made whether and

Read more
Bulgaria 

First batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines arrives in Bulgaria

January 13, 2021January 15, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The first batch, 2400 doses, of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 arrived in Bulgaria on January 13. Bulgaria has ordered

Read more
Bulgaria 

Roads closed, houses flooded, in parts of Bulgaria in aftermath of heavy rains

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The road between the town of Gotse Delchev and Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko was closed to traffic in both

Read more
Bulgaria 

US court imprisons Bulgarian owner of Bitcoin exchange for money laundering

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian national Rossen Iossifov, who was convicted by a federal jury in the United States for his role in a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s exports dropped 7.8% in January – November 2020 y/y

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2020 added up to about 50 billion leva, a decrease of 7.8 per cent

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 47 deaths, 1619 vaccinations in past day

January 13, 2021July 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Forty-seven people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

Read more
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • May 10, 2025May 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria announces international competition for tourist poster
  • 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
  • Public transport strike in Bulgaria's capital complicates arrangements for school-leaving exams
    May 18, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Deal set to end public transport strike in Bulgaria's capital
    May 19, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Petition launched to make public transport strike in Bulgaria's capital indefinite
    May 16, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Central bank head: Convergence reports on Bulgaria and the euro are positive
    May 20, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • IOM Bulgaria launching free online Bulgarian language courses for legally residing migrants
    May 23, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    S&P Global re-affirms Bulgaria’s BBB credit rating, positive outlook
  • May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues Code Red weather warnings for heavy rainfall on May 25
  • May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian PM, Pope Leo discuss war in Ukraine, AI
  • May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues weather warnings for heavy rainfall on May 24
  • May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Defence Ministry: Bulgarian Defender 25 exercises to be held from May 26 to June 9

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.

January 2021
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Dec   Feb »
  • 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