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: April 5, 2022

Bulgaria 

Bansko Mountain Madness: Bikini and fancy dress season-end party on April 10

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Lance Nelson tourism

Bansko’s 2021/22 ski season ends on April 10. And to celebrate the best ski season Bansko has ever known, there

Read more
Bulgaria 

US approval in principle for proposed sale of more F-16s to Bulgaria

April 5, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Bulgaria of F-16 C/D Block 70 fighter jets and related

Read more
Europe 

After Bucha, EC proposes fifth package of sanctions against Russia

April 5, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) proposed on April 5 a fifth package of sanctions against Russia, including an import ban on

Read more
Europe 

Nato chief: Moscow is not giving up its ambitions in Ukraine

April 5, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Moscow is not giving up its ambitions in Ukraine, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a news conference on April

Read more
Bulgaria 

Poll: 70% of Bulgarian Jews see hate speech as a problem in Bulgaria

April 5, 2022April 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Seventy per cent of Bulgarian Jews polled by Alpha Research see hate speech as a problem in Bulgaria, compared with

Read more
Bulgaria 

European Parliament fines Bulgarian MEP over stiff-armed salute

April 5, 2022April 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

Bulgarian far-right MEP Angel Dzhambazki, a co-leader of the VMRO party and a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 40 deaths, 1180 new cases registered

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 40 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

Read more
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian PM Radev tries to blame opposition, euro, for high prices
  • September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.4%, Gyurov 21.9% – poll
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile
Popular
  • Greece to transfer remains of Tsar Samuil to Bulgaria
    September 29, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria to test early warning system, BG-Alert on October 1
    September 29, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: The Sofia Globe's factfile
    September 25, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.4%, Gyurov 21.9% - poll
    September 30, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU ministers approve five European defence projects, including boosting security on Eastern Flank
    September 28, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    G7 agrees to coordinated release of 100M barrels of diesel, fuel oil to combat soaring prices
  • October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    European Commission approves 170M euro in state aid for Bulgarian farmers
  • October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Turkish military to transit Bulgaria en route to exercise in Romania
  • October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria plans fanfare welcome for remains of mediaeval ruler Tsar Samuil
  • October 2, 2026October 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian PM Radev tries to blame opposition, euro, for high prices

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.

April 2022
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« Mar   May »
  • 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.