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: The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria 

GERB-UDF’s Zhelyazkov: Nomination of a government depends on Dogan faction of MRF

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A day before being due to be handed a mandate by President Roumen Radev to seek to get a government

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to hand GERB-UDF mandate to seek to form a government on January 15

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will on January 15 hand Boiko Borissov’s GERB-UDF coalition the first mandate to

Read more
Bulgaria 

European prosecutors charge four over alleged 185M leva fraud involving railway signalling systems in Bulgaria

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia has laid charges of fraud against four suspects, following an investigation into

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in January – November 2024 down 3.2%, imports up 0.2% y/y

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – November 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 77 837.9 million

Read more
Europe 

New 148M euro EU humanitarian aid package for Ukraine

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

New European Commission funding totalling 148 million euro will be used to provide life-saving support and ensure that essential aid

Read more
Bulgaria 

Ten thousand Nato military personnel set for exercise in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Steadfast Dart 2025 (STDT25), Nato’s largest exercise for 2025 with a deployment of the Allied Reaction Force (ARF) formations, which

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria spent 140M leva in 2024 on improving infrastructure at military bases

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 140 million leva (about 72 million euro) was spent in 2024 on improving the infrastructure at military bases

Read more
Europe 

EC pays first 3B euro to Ukraine of its part of G7 loan, to be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russian assets

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on January 10 that it had paid out today the first three billion euro tranche

Read more
Europe 

Copernicus Global Climate Report 2024 confirms last year as the warmest on record

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The Copernicus Global Climate Highlights Report 2024, published on January 10, confirms 2024 as the warmest year on record and the first

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Furore as Yotova distances herself from Bulgaria’s backing for declaration slamming Russia and supporting Ukraine
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria signs 984M leva contract for two new naval vessels
    November 12, 2020, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Furore as Yotova distances herself from Bulgaria's backing for declaration slamming Russia and supporting Ukraine
    September 25, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's government announces steps to limit impact of high fuel prices
    September 18, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU's highest increase in fuel prices in August 2026
    September 22, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Parliament scraps temporary ban on fuel exports
    September 23, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Finance Minister: Euro cannot be blamed for inflation in Bulgaria
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian National Bank chief slams government’s proposal for windfall tax on banks
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    BNB: Loans to households in Bulgaria in August 2026 up 20.8% y/y
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC opens five new infringement cases against Bulgaria

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.

September 2026
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« Aug    
  • 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.