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 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 132 deaths, 11 049 new cases registered

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 132 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament to hold special sitting on Russia-Ukraine crisis

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s National Assembly is to hold a special sitting on the afternoon of January 26 on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Parliament’s

Read more
Bulgaria 

From February 1, EU certificates for 93 000 vaccinated in Bulgaria not valid for travel in EU

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Digital Covid vaccination certificates of 93 000 people in Bulgaria whose vaccination course would have ended more than

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: More school pupils in Bulgaria go over to distance learning

January 24, 2022January 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In two more district capitals – Yambol and Sliven, and in eight other municipalities, school pupils from the fifth to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM calls Cabinet security council meeting over Russia-Ukraine tensions

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has called a meeting of the Cabinet security council for January 25 to discuss tensions

Read more
Bulgaria 

Plovdiv mayor pledges not to cut street lighting, as bills skyrocket

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has pledged not to limit street lighting, even as the municipality’s electricity bills are skyrocketing, according

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Children’s ward in Bulgaria’s Bourgas overcrowded – report

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Extra beds are being moved into the Covid-19 children’s ward in Bourgas University Hospital because it is overcrowded, Bulgarian National

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 32 deaths, 2847 new cases registered

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 32 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past day, bringing

Read more
Bulgaria 

Several municipalities in Bulgaria limit street lighting as electricity bills soar

January 23, 2022January 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Several municipalities in Bulgaria are cutting back on street lighting as electricity bills soar. Announcements of the cutbacks by various

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Parliament approves 2026 Budget package at second reading
  • July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Poll finds serious decreases in approval ratings of Bulgarian PM Radev and his government
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry slams antisemitic attempted assault of Italian Jews in Bansko hotel
    August 5, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's July 2026 was one of the country's coldest Julys in the past 20 years – meteorological bureau
    August 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues dangerous weather warnings over forecast high temperatures on August 7
    August 6, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Jewish organisations hold talks with Interior Ministry over Bansko incident
    August 6, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria records 2.42 billion euro Budget deficit in H1 2026
    August 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish air forces sign air policing agreement
  • August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Jewish organisations hold talks with Interior Ministry over Bansko incident
  • August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues dangerous weather warnings over forecast high temperatures on August 7
  • August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria and the euro: Dual price display ends on August 8 2026
  • August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s third-highest annual increase in retail trade in June 2026

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.

August 2026
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Jul    
  • 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.