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

Author: Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2017: The week that was, March 19

March 19, 2017March 20, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Ahmed Dogan, Boiko Borissov, Lyutvi Mestan, Roumen Radev, Turkey, Volen Siderov

With one week to go to Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, party political platform issues were largely swept

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to return its ambassador to Ankara within days – caretaker PM

March 17, 2017March 20, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Nadezhda Neynsky, Bulgaria’s ambassador to Turkey who was recalled to Sofia for consultations on March 16, will return to the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria recalls its ambassador to Turkey for consultations amid controversy over elections

March 16, 2017March 17, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on March 16 that it was recalling its ambassador in Ankara, Nadezhda Neynsky, for consultations. The

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian election commission orders halt to distribution of book attacking Ivanov’s ‘Yes Bulgaria’ and New Republic

March 16, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Delyan Peevski, Peevski protests

The Central Election Commission has ordered an end to the distribution of a book distributed free with a newspaper, directed

Read more
Bulgaria 

Migration, Russia are major issues for political parties ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections

March 15, 2017March 17, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Nato, Russia, Turkey

Concerns about an increased flow of migrants into Bulgaria, and relations with Russia, are among the key issues that have

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB leader Borissov: Never has the situation in the Balkans been so ‘pre-war’

March 15, 2017March 17, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Macedonia, Turkey

Never has the situation in the Balkans been so “pre-war”, GERB leader Boiko Borissov told an election meeting on March

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2017: From populism to polling stations to poverty and an epilepsy epidemic

March 13, 2017March 15, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

At the beginning of the final two weeks ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections, politicians continued criss-crossing the country

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2017: The week that was, March 12

March 12, 2017March 14, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Roumen Radev, Syrian refugees

With two weeks to go to Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, the past few days have seen matters

Read more
Bulgaria 

Little progress in six months since EU deal with online majors on combating anti-Semitism

March 10, 2017March 12, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

In the half a year since a code of conduct against anti-Semitic posts online was agreed with major internet and

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Poll finds serious decreases in approval ratings of Bulgarian PM Radev and his government
  • July 14, 2026July 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Chorus of criticism of Bulgarian government’s proposed Budget
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • ECB reveals shortlisted designs for new euro banknotes, launches public poll
    July 23, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Tehran warns Bulgaria against allowing US to use its territory for military operations against Iran - report
    July 21, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy rain forecast for July 22
    July 21, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian government approves draft amendments to Foreigners Act
    July 23, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Parliament approves hosting of US tanker aircraft for operations in Middle East
    July 22, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Romanian F-16 shoots down drone that violated Romania’s airspace
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU’s 21st package of sanctions on Russia: The details
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    ECB reveals shortlisted designs for new euro banknotes, launches public poll
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Negotiations between Bulgarian government and Germany’s Rheinmetall to start from scratch
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Irish EU Presidency: Agreement reached on 21st package of sanctions on Russia

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 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
« Jun    
  • 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.