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: VOANews

Europe 

Ukraine: EU suspension order was ‘economic’ move

November 22, 2013November 22, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s prime minister says the decision not to sign a landmark deal strengthening ties with the European Union was based

Read more
Europe 

Albania rejects US request to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

November 16, 2013 VOANews Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has rejected a U.S. request that Albania host the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.

Read more
Europe 

Slovenia prime minister wins confidence vote

November 15, 2013 VOANews Slovenia

Slovenia’s prime minister has won a confidence vote in parliament for her efforts to avert an international bailout to fix

Read more
Europe 

Ukraine parliament delays vote on Tymoshenko departure

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013 VOANews Ukraine

Ukraine’s parliament has delayed a vote on a bill that would allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to go

Read more
World 

Image captures Saturn, Mars, Earth and Venus

November 13, 2013November 13, 2013 VOANews final frontier

If you were to travel to Saturn and look back toward Earth, this is what you would have seen this

Read more
Europe 

European Central Bank cuts key interest rate in half

November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 VOANews

The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate in half in a new attempt to spur economic growth

Read more
Europe 

Greek, Portuguese workers stage new protests against austerity

November 6, 2013 VOANews Greece

Workers in Greece and Portugal staged new protests Wednesday against austerity measures that are cutting their wages. A Greek general

Read more
World 

‘Sweetie’ snares cyber predators

November 6, 2013 VOANews

More than 1000 paedophiles were identified using a novel, high-tech approach. Using a computer-generated 10-year-old Filipino girl named Sweetie, the

Read more
Europe 

Kosovo PM praises vote despite violence

November 4, 2013 VOANews Kosovo, Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has praised the local elections in northern Kosovo, which were marred by violence and low voter turnout.

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev’s party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
  • May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Photo exhibition ‘Allegra – strings and hearts in the lens’
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev's party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
    June 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Tourism Minister gloomy about lack of tourists as summer season starts
    June 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, 'nudifier' ban
    June 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU foreign ministers adopt new sanctions on Russia over war on Ukraine
    June 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
    June 17, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian MPs vote unanimously to freeze their monthly salaries
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    G7 leaders commit to increase pressure on Russian war economy
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    MONEYVAL: Bulgaria has improved its legal framework to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing
  • June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria ranks third in EU’s annual bathing waters survey

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.

June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May    
  • 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.