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 

Suspected suicide bomber captured in front of government building in Ankara

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

A man allegedly wearing a device that resembled a bomb has been captured by security guards on Vekaletler Avenue, after

Read more
Europe 

Greek government to table 2014 budget without troika approval

November 21, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Troika inspectors leave Athens without an agreement with the Greek government over the crucial issues that must be settled in

Read more
Europe 

Erdogan’s ‘Twitter army’

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan once said that “Twitter is a lot of trouble, as are other social media. They are the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Romania plan three further Danube bridges

November 20, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, Rossen Plevneliev

An action plan envisages three further bridges over the Danube River between Bulgaria and Romania, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said

Read more
World 

US satisfied with Turkey’s changed stance on Egypt and Israel

November 20, 2013November 20, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The critical point at which US – Turkey relations is at was thoroughly assessed by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Read more
Europe 

Athens-troika negotiations drag on

November 20, 2013November 20, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek administrative reform minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis is set to meet troika officials in Athens on November 20 2013. Mitsotakis hopes

Read more
Europe 

We are expanding our energy borders beyond political borders, Turkish energy minister says

November 19, 2013November 20, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Turkey

The statements of Turkish Energy minister Taner Yildiz on the country’s efforts to search for oil in northern Iraq and

Read more
Europe 

Berlin calls Turkey’s EU membership into question

November 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Germany’s political parties negotiating a coalition government announced on Tuesday that the European Union may not be able to accept

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: Knowing who your friends are

November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kristian Vigenin

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sketched out to local media its revised policy on recommending top state honours for

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
  • March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s CEC announces adjusted seat distribution in 51st National Assembly
Popular
  • Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
    July 1, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sofia Airport concession-holder launches tender for design and construction of Terminal 3
    June 30, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Union leaders endorse proposal that Bulgaria adopts the euro as of January 1 2026
    June 27, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    European Commission approves Bulgaria’s revised 6.17B euro recovery and resilience plan
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5%
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10

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 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jun    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 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.Ok