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

Europe 

EC statement on potential imposition of US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

At this stage, the European Commission (EC) has not not received any official notification regarding the imposition of additional tariffs

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2024 fell 3.3%, imports rose 0.3%

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 84 047.2 million leva, 3.3 per

Read more
Bulgaria 

Serbians in Bulgaria’s capital protest outside embassy in solidarity with students

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Members of the Serbian community in Bulgaria held a protest outside the Serbian embassy in capital city Sofia on February

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod unanimously elects Pahomiy as new Metropolitan of Vidin

February 9, 2025February 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, unanimously elected on February 9 Branitsa Bishop Pahomiy as

Read more
Business 

More electric recharging points to be set up under EU alternative fuels initiative

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

About 2500 electric recharging points for cars, vans and small trucks will be installed across Europe thanks to an EU

Read more
Business 

Close to 36 000 foreigners were granted right to work in Bulgaria in 2024

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 36 000 foreign citizens from a total of 79 countries were granted the right to work in Bulgaria

Read more
Business 

Poll finds downturn in consumer confidence in Bulgaria

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular three-monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in Bulgaria in January 2025

Read more
Business 

Volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in December 2024 up 7.8% y/y

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in December 2024 was 7.8 per cent higher than in December 2023, European

Read more
Bulgaria 

Poll: GERB-UDF 24%, We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria 13.5%

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Were Bulgaria to hold parliamentary elections now, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB-UDF coalition would get 24 per cent and the reformist

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
  • November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
  • October 30, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Day 2026 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Sofia
Popular
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 52.5%, Gyurov 43.4% in second round – exit poll
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Second round is attracting higher voter turnout than the record-low first
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Drone attack on container ship off Bulgaria's Cape Kaliakra
    October 28, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Notes from the Gyurov – Yotova debate
    October 30, 2026, by clive
Recent
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government proposes increases in municipal real estate taxes
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves draft amendments to Value Added Tax Act
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Environment Ministry: First tests of Bulgaria’s Black Sea waters do not show any pollution from ships hit in drone attacks
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s electoral commission fines three major TV stations for breaking law on exit polls
  • November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 2026

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.

November 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« Oct    
  • 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.