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 

Bulgaria’s Borovets, Pamporovo resorts announce 2022/23 ski season opening dates

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Borovets is to open its 2022/23 ski season on December 22, the resort announced on its

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria increases pay of regional health inspectorate, emergency medical care staff

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has approved additional spending of more than 4.6 million leva to increase the pay of staff of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria sells ship that was stranded on coastline

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

At the fourth attempt, Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration agency has auctioned the Vera Su, the vessel that was stranded on the

Read more
Bulgaria 

MoD: Bulgaria has given close to half a billion leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria has provided 448 million leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine, caretaker Defence Minister

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian weapons in service with Ukrainian territorial forces – report

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian ATGL-H anti-tank recoilless rifles have been transferred to the territorial defence forces of Ukraine, according to an Ukrainian website.

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Omicron strain found in all 65 samples – NCIPD

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (NCIPD) said on December 19 that it has found the Omicron coronavirus

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarians polarised about euro adoption – Alpha Research poll

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Attitudes among Bulgarians towards adoption of the euro are polarised, according to a poll by the Alpha Research agency, commissioned

Read more
Bulgaria 

Exacta poll: Most Bulgarians continue to back membership of EU, Nato

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

About 71 per cent of Bulgarians support the country’s membership of the European Union while 22 per cent are opposed,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past week, 20 deaths, 1274 new cases

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 20 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • November 8, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Sunday 2026 observed in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
  • 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
  • Bulgarian Air Force escorted three civilian aircraft following bomb threats
    November 5, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Two aircraft land at Sofia Airport following latest bomb threats – report
    November 6, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues new weather warnings because of heavy rainfall
    November 3, 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 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns of public sector strike in Ireland planned for November 12
  • November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU extends EU Military Assistance Mission supporting Ukraine for further two years
  • November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    German Christmas Market in Sofia’s City Garden to open on November 14
  • November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Anglican Church in Sofia holding Christmas Carol service on December 13
  • November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s consumer watchdog fines retailer Kaufland 75.7 M euro

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.