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

Europe 

Romanian PM moves office to defence ministry to evade phone tapping

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian PM Victor Ponta said on April 14 he would relocate his office from the government seat to the headquarters

Read more
Bulgaria 

Russia’s ‘provocative’ flights over Black Sea continue to cause tensions

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s defence minister has complained that Russia military aircrafts are continuing to carry out provocative reconnaissance flights close to Bulgaria’s

Read more
Europe 

Romanian PM threatens criminal complaint against president

April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta said on April 14 that his social democrat party PSD would file a complaint against

Read more
a fanned-out sheaf of euro notes
Business 

National Bank of Greece shares plummet as capital increase plan goes ahead

April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

National Bank of Greece (NBG) shares plummeted 12.13 per cent on April 14 as plans for the bank’s capital increase

Read more
Bulgaria 

A change in Bulgaria’s media landscape?

April 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Media

The Sofia-based company that not only has a predominant place on Bulgaria’s newspaper market but also is close to the

Read more
Business 

Negative trade balance as Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries dropped in January-February 2014

April 11, 2014April 16, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to third countries, meaning countries that are not members of the European Union, were 14.2 per cent less

Read more
Bulgaria 

Ukraine to top agenda as Nato’s Rasmussen visits Bulgaria

April 10, 2014April 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kristian Vigenin, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

The visit to Bulgaria on April 10 and 11 2014 by Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be about

Read more
Business 

Greece returns to capital markets as bond sale is officially announced

April 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek finance ministry announced the country’s return to capital markets on April 9 2014, for the first time in

Read more
Europe 

IMF estimates Cyprus returning to growth in 2015

April 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

According to the IMF`s World Economic Outlook (April 2014) Cyprus’ economy is expected to grow by 0.9 of GDP in

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.1%, Gyurov 28.3% – Alpha Research poll
  • October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 47.3%, Gyurov 30.6% – Market Links poll
  • September 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile
Popular
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 35.3%, Gyurov 32.4% - exit poll
    October 25, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Outrage over assault by Bulgarian Parliament Speaker's bodyguard
    October 23, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Voter turnout on October 25 appears set for record low
    October 25, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.1%, Gyurov 28.3% – Alpha Research poll
    October 23, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Slavi Binev, controversial businessman and former politician, shot dead in Sofia
    October 24, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova on the defensive over close first-round contest with Gyurov
  • October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Emboldened Gyurov throws down gauntlet to Yotova
  • October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 35.3%, Gyurov 32.4% – exit poll
  • October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Voter turnout on October 25 appears set for record low
  • October 25, 2026October 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Voting underway in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections

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.

October 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Sep    
  • 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.