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Sitting confined to my home in quarantine as a contact person, I immediately self-isolated – in the sense of changing the channel – when I ...
It was not that long ago, in 2018, when Bulgaria won praise in several quarters for using its presidency of the Council of the EU to return the Wester ...
It is a truism that a crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic will bring out the best and the worst in people. Some step forward to serve as volunteers. ...
In the same way that the Covid-19 crisis has brought death, misery and economic devastation everywhere, it has hit The Sofia Globe – like many other media around the world […]
There are a number of divisive dates in Bulgaria’s history. November 10 and September 9 are prominent among them. The rest of this article is available exclusively to Patreon supporters […]
Recently, I was in the company of two British acquaintances. One said to the other: “I mean, do you actually know anyone who’s got it?” I kept silent. Because I […]
At the core of the controversy around the resignation of Bulgarian National Radio director-general Andon Baltakov are the issues of media freedom and the quest for the independence of the […]
For more than 100 days, frustrated Bulgarians have been in the streets, protesting for the rule of law. In the city of Plovdiv, at least, the populace is being protected […]
It is easy to see symbolism in the storm that struck Sofia on the 100th night of the anti-government protests in Bulgaria’s capital city. The thunder, lightning and drenching rain […]
