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: Independent Balkan News Agency

Business 

Plevneliev: French firms should choose Bulgaria as outsourcing destination

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

On an official visit to Paris, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has said that he expects to see more French investors

Read more
Europe 

Brexit: 21 EU foreign ministers to meet in Warsaw on June 27

June 26, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit

A special council of 21 EU foreign ministers, without the foreign ministers of the EU founding countries, will be held

Read more
Europe 

Kosovo has a lot to lose from Brexit

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Kosovo

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union through a democratic referendum has sparked reactions in Kosovo. Senior state officials say that

Read more
Europe 

Pro-Russian groups in Serbia hail Brexit

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Serbia

Serbian reactions on United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union are mixed: the Prime Minister, President and other high-ranking

Read more
Europe 

Reactions in Skopje after Brexit referendum

June 25, 2016June 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit, Macedonia

After the referendum in the UK in whiich British people voted in favour of leaving the EU, Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria urges Turkey to comply with refugee readmission agreement

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says his country is urging Turkey to comply with a refugee readmission agreement with the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Police checkpoint plan at Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort irks hoteliers

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Sparks are flying between hoteliers and police in Bulgaria’s mass-tourism Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea coast because of

Read more
Europe 

Leaders of Serbia, Croatia sign ‘reconciliation’ declaration

June 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic signed on June 20 a document that expresses the willingness of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Resorts on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast face large-scale tax checkups in July

June 20, 2016June 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism, Varna

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency says that it will carry out large-scale checkups in resorts along the country’s northern Black Sea

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 1, 2026June 30, 2026 Micheal Martin
    Ireland’s Presidency will work to support all Europeans
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgarian Air Force fighter scrambles to escort civilian Airbus that reported unlawful interference onboard
    June 30, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Environment Ministry responds to reports of oil pollution on country's Black Sea beaches
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Poll: Approval ratings of Bulgarian PM Radev and his government decline
    June 26, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to strengthen protection of critical underwater infrastructure in Black Sea
    July 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Cabinet approves 2026 Budget package with 5.7% deficit
    July 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2026 was 2.9%
  • July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria starts using toll cameras to catch lorries breaking no-overtaking rules
  • July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 A to JazZ on from July 2 to 5 in Sofia’s South Park II
  • July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves 2026 Budget package with 5.7% deficit
  • July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria regulator approves 3.05% hike in electricity prices for household consumers

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.