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 2025

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, UK partner in awareness campaign on risks of transporting irregular migrants in lorries

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 100 billboards in Bulgarian, English and Turkish about the risks of hiding illegal migrants in lorries will be

Read more
Bulgaria 

Dispute leaves Sofia’s Vrana Park indefinitely closed to visitors

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia municipality has withdrawn from the maintenance of Vrana Park in the Bulgarian capital city as of July 10 and

Read more
Europe 

EU announces new 2.3B euro agreements package at Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled on July 10 a new 2.3 billion euro package of agreements with

Read more
Europe 

European Parliament rejects motion of censure in VDL Commission

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament, in a vote on July 10, rejected a motion of censure against the Ursula von der Leyen

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – May 2025 down 4.7%, imports up 3.2% y/y

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – May 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 33 015.9 million

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry advises of Italian air transport strike on July 10

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A national air transport strike will be held in Italy for a duration of 24 hours on July 10, Bulgaria’s

Read more
Business 

What is a full-service operating lease and why is business interested in it? Answers from Ayvens

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

If you run a business or are responsible for a corporate budget, you know well that a company fleet is

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government proposes banning mobile phones in schools

July 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 9 amendments to the Preschool and School Act that, if approved by Parliament, would mean

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian national political row over arrest of Varna mayor

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A national political row has erupted in Bulgaria over the July 8 arrest of Varna mayor Blagomir Kotsev, which his

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 ADJ
    The Sofia Globe Monday digest: June 1
  • May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Photo exhibition ‘Allegra – strings and hearts in the lens’
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Trump nominates Florida Republican Holder to be ambassador to Bulgaria
    June 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
    June 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EC recommends opening excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
    June 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • US military to transit Bulgaria in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve
    May 31, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • BG-Alert system to be tested on June 2
    June 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Navy steps up Black Sea surveillance after drone incident at Romanian port
  • June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q1 2026
  • June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Traffic restrictions around US embassy Sofia for planned exercise on June 6
  • June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Reports show Bulgaria’s weapons exports to Ukraine, other countries, in 2022 – 2025
  • June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC advances infringement case against Bulgaria on legal aid

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 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« 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.