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 

Murder convictions highlight Roma discrimination in Europe

August 7, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews Hungary

A court in Hungary has jailed three men for life and a fourth for 13 years for a series of

Read more
Europe 

Czech Republic: Upbeat economic forecasts despite ministry downgrade

August 3, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

An upturn in the Czech Republic’s economic fortunes has been predicted by analysts, their upbeat assessment contrasting with a recently

Read more
Europe 

Europeans lose trust in governments

August 3, 2013August 3, 2013 Selah Hennessy of VOANews

Years into an economic crisis that has rocked the eurozone, European citizens are losing trust in their governments. A recent

Read more
Europe 

Romania’s economic growth revised as unemployment reaches three-year high

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency IMF, Romania

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Romania’s economic growth forecast to two per cent this year up from an

Read more
Europe 

Hungary: More forex debt relief in pipeline

August 1, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Banks were trembling this week as the government prepared to announce another strategy to help households saddled with foreign-currency mortgages

Read more
Europe 

Turkey angry over Morsi ouster

August 1, 2013 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

In recent years Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended his country’s influence well beyond its borders. With a

Read more
Europe 

Signs indicate Europe economic crisis may be ending

August 1, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

There are signs that Europe’s economy may finally be starting to recover from years of recession and slow growth that

Read more
queue of silhouette figures outside a door marked next
Europe 

EU unemployment down to 10.9% in June

July 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The 27-member European Union ended June 2013 with 10.9 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, down from 11 per cent in

Read more
Europe 

Romania hikes excises to make up for sharp reduction of VAT on bread

July 31, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania will introduce as of September 1 new taxes and increase part of the existing ones in order to counter-balance

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
  • Bulgaria issues warnings over high temperatures forecast for August 22
    August 21, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi 'Blood and Honour'
    August 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian PM speaks to Nato chief after media report of Iran threat
    August 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Transport Minister: First two of Bulgaria's 35 new Alstom trains to enter regular service in September
    August 25, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria to reduce Kozloduy nuclear plant capacity as Danube River level falls
    August 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Several drones wash up along Bulgaria’s Black Sea
  • August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Parliament ratifies deal on acquisition of seven minehunters from Belgium and the Netherlands
  • August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    National Autumn Exhibitions – Plovdiv 2026 opens on September 1
  • August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Transport Minister: First two of Bulgaria’s 35 new Alstom trains to enter regular service in September
  • August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Parliament approves Public Servants Act amendments, introducing integrity tests

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.