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: January 2026

Business 

Bulgaria’s central bank: Close to 60% of leva out of circulation

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

As of January 16, about 58 per cent of leva in cash has gone out of circulation, while euro banknotes

Read more
Bulgaria 

Confirmed: Bulgaria is again heading to early parliamentary elections

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria is heading to its latest early parliamentary elections after, on January 16, a third parliamentary group refused a mandate

Read more
Europe 

EC approves first wave of defence funding for eight member states, including Bulgaria, under SAFE

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on January 15 that it had endorsed the national defence plans of eight EU member

Read more
Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic in Bulgaria’s Dobrich: Schools go over to distance learning

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

An influenza epidemic declaration takes effect in Bulgaria’s district of Dobrich from January 19 to 25, with measures including school

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria records 5.0 per cent annual inflation in 2025

January 15, 2026February 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded five per cent inflation in December 2025, down from 5.2 per cent a

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria’s consumer protection body: 1600 complaints in a week, mainly about breaches of euro law

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) received about 1600 complaints and appeals last week, mainly about alleged abuses in connection with

Read more
Europe 

Copernicus report: Global and European temperatures in 2025 ranked as third-highest on record

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff climate change, climate crisis

Global temperatures in 2025 ranked as the third-highest on record, according to data from EU’s Copernicus Global Climate Highlights report published on January 14.

Read more
Business 

Eurostat: In 2024, about 33.8% of Bulgaria’s electricity came from renewables

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In 2024, about 33.8 per cent of Bulgaria’s electricity came from renewable energy sources, European Union statistics agency Eurostat said

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament’s second-largest group declines mandate to seek to form government

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026

At a ceremony lasting just a few minutes on January 14, the Bulgarian Parliament’s second-largest group, We Continue the Change

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
  • PM Radev claims EC is to initiate an excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
    May 29, 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 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC recommends opening excessive deficit procedure against Bulgaria
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EBRD holds Bulgaria’s 2026 economic growth projection at 2.7%
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian MPs approve amendments to 2025 Budget Act extension
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev government replaces special administrator of Lukoil assets in Bulgaria
  • June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast heavy rains, thunderstorms on June 4

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 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec   Feb »
  • 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.