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 week, 16 deaths, 1007 new cases

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The deaths of 16 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 were registered in the past week, bringing

Read more
Bulgaria 

New US ambassador to Bulgaria presents credentials to President

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

The new United States ambassador to Bulgaria, Kenneth Merten, presented his credentials to head of state President Roumen Radev at

Read more
Bulgaria 

WCC-Democratic Bulgaria will not support a government with mandate or participation of GERB

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

All the parties in the We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria electoral coalition have decided that they will not support a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after April 2 parliamentary election

April 7, 2023June 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced the seat distribution in the 49th National Assembly, with the full list of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria eases rules on legalisation of documents from abroad

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has eased the rules on legalisation, authentication and translation of documents from abroad, to widen the circle

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria closes sea, river ports to Russian-registered shipping

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

From April 8 2023, access to Bulgarian sea and river ports is forbidden for all vessels which are certified by

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker government to pay ‘Easter supplement’ to pensioners below poverty line

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has allocated 72 million leva to pay an “Easter supplement” of 70 leva each to pensioners whose

Read more
Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry: Bulgaria to issue ID, residence cards with chips ‘by end of 2023’

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

New-model identity cards, residence permit and residence card will be issued by the end of 2023, caretaker deputy interior minister

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s April elections: GERB-UDF to invite all parties for talks on government

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2023

GERB-UDF leader Boiko Borissov, whose group will be the first to receive a mandate to seek to form a government

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 Defence Ministry: Drone that exploded in Bulgaria 'most likely' Maya drone used by Ukraine
    August 8, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry slams antisemitic attempted assault of Italian Jews in Bansko hotel
    August 5, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • 2026 Perseids meteor shower to peak over Bulgaria on August 12 – 13
    August 11, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Defence Chief: Drone explosion was not a deliberate action against Bulgaria
    August 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues new dangerous weather warnings over soaring temperatures on August 8
    August 7, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Former defence minister: Bulgaria’s government deliberately hid and delayed information about the drone
  • August 11, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    2026 Perseids meteor shower to peak over Bulgaria on August 12 – 13
  • August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister holds talks with Ukrainian ambassador over drone incident
  • August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Interior Minister: Reasons for blast at arms plant ‘more likely to be internal’
  • August 9, 2026August 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Defence Chief: Drone explosion was not a deliberate action against Bulgaria

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.