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

Bulgaria

Domestic politics, stories of relevance to expatriates, organised crime and corruption, judiciary, foreign policy and popular topics such as archaeology and weather

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police arrest 22-year-old for anti-Le Pen graffiti on Soviet Army Monument

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgarian capital Sofia took a 22-year-old man into 72-hour custody after he sprayed graffiti on the Soviet Army

Read more
Bulgaria 

Fitch re-affirms Bulgaria’s BBB credit rating

November 17, 2018November 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Credit ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term credit rating at ‘BBB‘ with a stable outlook, noting that the country

Read more
Bulgaria 

MRF’s Karadayi: Resignation of Simeonov was obligatory, belated and will change nothing

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

The resignation of Valeri Simeonov as Bulgaria’s deputy prime minister was obligatory, belated and will not change anything, according to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Opposition Bulgarian socialist leader: Simeonov’s resignation will not change anything

November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova, Valeri Simeonov

Opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova has congratulated protesting mothers of children with disabilities on the resignation of Valeri

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Ataka leader Siderov: Simeonov’s resignation as deputy PM ‘belated’

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The resignation of Valeri Simeonov as deputy prime minister was belated, Ataka leader Volen Siderov said on November 17. Siderov,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Karakachanov: It is up to Simeonov to nominate his successor as Deputy PM

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Valeri Simeonov resigned as deputy prime minister in a personal capacity and has not withdrawn as a coalition partner, so

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria electronic road tax vignettes go on sale online on December 17 – road agency

November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Motorists will be able to buy Bulgaria’s new electronic road tax stickers – officially known as “vignettes” – online via

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘high fuel price’ protesters again block motorway

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Lyulin Motorway was blocked by protesters mobilised around “high fuel prices” in the country, Bulgarian National Radio said on

Read more
Bulgaria 

After Simeonov’s resignation as Bulgaria’s Deputy PM: The big questions

November 16, 2018November 18, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Valeri Simeonov

Journalists in Bulgaria who may have expected the sharply chilly late autumn evening of November 16 to present nothing other

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 5, 2026November 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EIB: Rising energy prices have ‘significantly’ cut purchasing power of three out of four Bulgarians in past 12 months
  • November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Air Force escorted three civilian aircraft following bomb threats
  • 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

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.