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 Business News Perspectives 

Belene: an unfinished play of indeterminate length

September 28, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s autumn political drama season got off to a relatively quiet start, a calm before the storm of debates stirred

Read more
Bulgaria Leisure News Perspectives 

Sofia raises ‘Capital of Culture’ stakes by promising four new museums by end of 2013

September 28, 2012September 28, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The contest among several Bulgarian cities to be named one of Europe’s capitals of culture in 2019 is a strange

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Prosecutors’ case sapped by witness testimony in Bulgarian radical Islam suit

September 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Witnesses in the case against 13 people accused of preaching radical Islam in Bulgaria took the stand on September 27,

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission names BCCI management members who worked for communist-era State Security

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body empowered by law to investigate and name people who worked with the country’s communist-era State

Read more
Bulgaria News World 

Archaeology: Early Christian baptismal fonts found at ancient fortress site in Bulgaria’s Byala

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Varna archaeologists working at a site of an ancient fortress near Cape Saint Atanas in Byala on Bulgaria’s Black Sea

Read more
Bulgaria Business News 

Mysterious US consortium shows interest in Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear plant

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

MPs from Bulgarian Parliament’s economic policy committee were caught unawares on September 26, when Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev attended a

Read more
Bulgaria News World 

Bulgaria grants funds for humanitarian aid in Syria, Sahel and to Palestinians

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov, Syria

Bulgaria’s Cabinet, acting on a proposal by Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov, approved on September 26 2012 the granting of 100 000

Read more
Bulgaria News People 

Charity pub quiz in aid of Cedar Foundation

September 27, 2012September 27, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia Globe may report, in all modesty, that the Charity Pub Quiz held on September 26 2012 at JJ

Read more
Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s consumer watchdog slams banks on lending terms

September 26, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) said on September 26 that it found illegal provisions in the lending terms of

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • November 11, 2026November 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Day 2026 observed in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia
  • November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Death toll in 86-vehicle chain crashes on Bulgaria's Trakia Motorway is 12, with final figure pending
    November 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's consumer watchdog fines retailer Kaufland 75.7 M euro
    November 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry warns of public sector strike in Ireland planned for November 12
    November 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Trakia Motorway tragedy: Recriminations and compensation
    November 11, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues weather warnings over strong winds forecast for November 13
    November 12, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian economy grew by 0.6% in Q3 2026 – flash estimate
  • November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Defence Minister: MiG-29s and F-16s will guard Bulgaria’s skies ‘on rotational basis’ in 2027
  • November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Opposition parties slam PM Radev over ‘reservations’ on Dublin declaration on European security
  • November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    War of words follows consumer watchdog action against retail chains in Bulgaria
  • November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria supported ‘with reservations’ declaration in Dublin on European security

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.