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 News 

Heat wave prompts ‘code orange’ weather warning in Bulgaria

July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The unrelenting heat scalding Bulgaria for the past week is set to continue, prompting the meteorology institute of the Bulgarian

Read more
Bulgaria People 

AmCham Bulgaria’s Independence Day Community Party 2012

July 9, 2012July 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria held its traditional Independence Day Community Party at the American College of Sofia

Read more
Bulgaria Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s ‘Archon’ controversy: The power and the story

July 9, 2012July 7, 2012 Momchil Metodiev

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, decided on June 20 2012 to introduce the “honorary title of

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian lottery jackpot payout creates five new millionaires

July 8, 2012July 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The jackpot in Bulgaria’s six of 49 game in the state lottery fell on July 8 2012, after having built

Read more
Bulgaria News World 

At Friends of Syrian People meeting, Bulgaria joins call for tougher sanctions against Assad regime

July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Full responsibility for the violence in Syria lies with the regime and the Syrian people are put into a position

Read more
Bulgaria Europe News 

Bulgarians rarely marry foreigners, statistics show

July 6, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria ranked at the tail end of European statistics on intermarriage with foreign nationals, the European Union’s statistics bureau Eurostat

Read more
Bulgaria Leisure 

Vratsa and around – the road less travelled

July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

If you don’t know much about Vratsa, rest assured that you’re not the only one; it is way off the

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Plovdiv building of Bulgaria’s ‘Banitsa Bandit’ searched for missing 1.5M leva

July 6, 2012July 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Investigators searched the basement of the apartment building of Bulgaria’s ‘Banitsa Bandit’, Georgi Enev, on July 6 2012 in a

Read more
Bulgaria News World 

Ahead of Paris gathering of Friends of Syria, Bulgaria offers to host next meeting

July 5, 2012July 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Representatives of more than 90 countries and of the Syrian opposition are to gather in Paris on July 6 2012

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 14, 2026November 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    GLOBSEC report: In Bulgaria, more people name Russia a strategic partner than a security threat
  • November 14, 2026November 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU to mobilise billions of euro for AI Gigafactories, Europe’s tech sovereignty
  • 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

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.