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

Europe

Europe 

Indictment reflects rising pressure on foreign journalists in Turkey

February 4, 2015February 4, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

A Turkish court will try a Dutch journalist on charges she disseminated “terrorist propaganda.” The indictment could further strain relations between

Read more
Europe 

Macedonian opposition to press criminal charges against PM Gruevski

February 4, 2015February 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Macedonia’s largest opposition party LSDM (Macedonian Social Democratic Union) said on February 3 that it would press criminal charges against prime

Read more
Europe 

UN court: Serbia, Croatia not guilty of genocide

February 3, 2015February 5, 2015 VOANews Croatia, Serbia

The top U.N. court ruled Tuesday that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide during the 1990s Balkan wars, when Croatia

Read more
Europe 

Tsipras: EU mutilated without Greece and Cyprus

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, Greece

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, speaking in Nicosia on Monday during his first foreign trip as prime minister, said that he

Read more
Europe 

Another deadly weekend with 22 civilians killed in Donbas

February 1, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Seven civilians were killed in shelling in Donbas by the afternoon of February 1. A 66-year old woman was killed

Read more
Europe 

Germany’s Merkel rejects demands to cancel more Greek debt

February 1, 2015 VOANews Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who presides over Europe’s largest and strongest economy, has again ruled out debt forgiveness for Greece’s

Read more
Europe 

Ukraine: At least 14 civilians killed in Donbas as peace talks go nowhere

January 31, 2015 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Donetsk endured two more devastating attacks on January 30, when at least seven residents were killed after a shell hit

Read more
Europe 

ICTY upholds genocide convictions of Bosnian Serb officials

January 31, 2015 VOANews Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upheld genocide convictions against two senior Bosnian

Read more
Europe 

Greece says it will not negotiate with bailout creditors

January 31, 2015 VOANews Greece

reece’s new left-wing government was in open dispute Friday with its European bailout creditors, saying it would not negotiate with

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • August 17, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 4.5% in July
  • August 16, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Opposition marks 100 days of Bulgaria’s Radev government by slamming it
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi 'Blood and Honour'
    August 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Defence Ministry: Lockheed Martin says second F-16s may be delayed until Q2 2030
    August 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • New extension to Sofia metro line 3 to open on August 14
    August 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Opposition marks 100 days of Bulgaria's Radev government by slamming it
    August 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Italy military convoys to arrive in Bulgaria for exercise
    August 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria to reduce Kozloduy nuclear plant capacity as Danube River level falls
  • August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian PM speaks to Nato chief after media report of Iran threat
  • August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2026 was 2.18B euro
  • August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government approves additional spending up to 170M euro for farmers affected by Middle East war
  • August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: New law against antisocial behaviour by minors, but no bar on social network access

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.