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: Bulgaria’s north-central region heads for strictest restrictions as ICU beds fill

January 15, 2022January 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A map published by Bulgaria’s government on January 15 shows that intensive care beds in the country’s north-central region are

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM’s N Macedonia visit to go ahead on January 18

January 15, 2022January 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Macedonia

The official visit by a delegation led by Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to the Republic of North Macedonia will

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliamentary committee quarantined after MP positive for Covid-19

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

All those who attended a meeting this week of the Bulgarian National Assembly’s budget and finance committee, as well as

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria adds more countries to red zone list, changes rules for arrival of children

January 15, 2022January 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has lengthened its list of foreign countries classified as Covid-19 red zones and changed the rules for the arrival

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 32 000-mark

January 15, 2022January 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 80 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 registered in the past day, the country’s

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s SJC elects Galina Zaharova to head high court

January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected Galina Zaharova as the next head of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC), one

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry in new urgent purchase of Covid tests for pupils

January 14, 2022January 15, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry announced on January 14 a new urgent tender process to buy non-intrusive saliva tests for Covid-19 for

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport a stop on teen Zara Rutherford’s round-the-world solo flight

January 14, 2022January 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Zara Rutherford, 19, landed at Sofia Airport on her ultralight aircraft on January 14, in a stop on her round-the-world

Read more
Bulgaria 

Snow Day 2022: Bulgaria’s resorts relish prospects of great weekend

January 14, 2022January 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Conditions at Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko are “perfect”, Banskoblog’s Lance Nelson told The Sofia Globe on January 14, the

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • October 5, 2026October 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 44.5%, Gyurov 26.1% – Alpha Research poll
  • September 30, 2026October 5, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 41.4%, Gyurov 21.9% – Market Links poll
  • September 25, 2026September 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: The Sofia Globe’s factfile
Popular
  • New drone attacks on ships in Bulgaria's Black Sea EEZ, one sunk
    October 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian PM says investigation into arson of Starlink antennas near Sofia underway
    October 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Radev: Russia has a motive for drone attacks on ships in Black Sea but Bulgaria cannot prove its guilt
    October 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Nato chief meets Romanian President and Bulgarian PM on attacks on commercial shipping in Black Sea
    October 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Drone strikes on vessels in Bulgaria's EEZ: Crew of one ship rescued, some from second ship still missing
    October 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Defence Minister: Nato aircraft are expected to arrive in Bulgaria due to increased attacks on vessels
  • October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Romanian Air Force F-16s shoot down two drones in country’s airspace
  • October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU leaders blame Russia for attacks on civilian shipping in the Black Sea
  • October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 25 2026
  • October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian grain producers association: Ships have already refused to come to our ports for grain exports

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.

October 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Sep    
  • 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.