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 records 1.53 billion euro Budget deficit in Q1 2026

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.53 billion euro in the first three months of the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Dr Stefano Cozzini: Considering the costs of AI

May 4, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

Dr Stefano Cozzini admits to being a bit sceptical about AI, to sometimes feeling scared and “sometimes I’m actually an

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force to perform low-altitude flypasts on May 5 and 6

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Air Force will perform low-altitude flypasts on May 5 and 6, the Ministry of Defence said. The flights,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Landslide said to be largest in Bulgaria in decades could leave Pamporovo – Smolyan road closed for years

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A landslide, said to have been the largest in Bulgaria in decades, could leave the road connecting the Rhodope mountain

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Navy team destroys drone that washed up near Elenite seaside complex

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A specialist team from the Bulgarian Navy base in Bourgas examined and destroyed on May 1 the remains of a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2026: Events in English

May 1, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

In line with its tradition, the 16th Sofia Science Festival, being held at Sofia Tech Park from May 14 to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s road death toll in first four months of 2026 is 127

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 127 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first four months of 2026, according to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s newly-elected National Assembly holds first sitting

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s 52nd National Assembly, elected on April 19, held its first sitting on April 30, accomplishing all the tasks on

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Labour Day long weekend weather outlook

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

With the May 1 Labour Day public holiday falling on a Friday in 2026, Bulgaria is set for a three-day

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
  • Bulgaria issues highest-level weather warning for several districts for November 3 over forecast heavy rain
    November 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria holds November 1 presidential election runoff
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Navy team destroys Russian drone found near Shabla
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Two aircraft land at Sofia Airport following latest bomb threats – report
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Konstantin Trenchev, founder of Bulgaria’s Podkrepa labour confederation, dies
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s third-highest annual increase in retail trade volume in September 2026
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    NSI poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria plummets

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.