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 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2021 up 24% y/y

February 10, 2022February 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In 2021, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 67 933.5 million leva, 24 per cent

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 108 deaths, 7263 new cases

February 10, 2022February 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 108 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs elect Stanislav Todorov as head of utilities regulator

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted late on February 9 to elect Stanislav Todorov as the head of the Electricity and Water Regulatory

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM hands dossier to prosecutors, expects them to ‘start doing their job’

February 9, 2022February 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov emerged from a two-hour meeting with prosecutors on February 9, at which he presented them

Read more
Bulgaria 

EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on February 9 that it opened three infringement procedures against Bulgaria and escalated three existing cases

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital to ease some anti-epidemic measures

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is easing some anti-epidemic measures, district governor Ivan Kyuchukov said after a February 9 meeting of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Defence Ministry: Spanish Eurofighters due in Bulgaria by end of the week

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff

Four Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft that are to assist in guarding Bulgarian air space are expected to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Covid-19 death toll passes 34 000-mark

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

With 98 deaths of people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 registered in the past day, the country’s

Read more
Bulgaria 

Visiting Belgrade, Bulgarian PM promotes idea of regional single gas market

February 8, 2022February 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Kiril Petkov, Serbia

There is great potential to create a single gas trade market involving Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia and Greece, Bulgarian Prime

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
  • November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
  • October 30, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Day 2026 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Sofia
Popular
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 52.5%, Gyurov 43.4% in second round – exit poll
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Second round is attracting higher voter turnout than the record-low first
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Drone attack on container ship off Bulgaria's Cape Kaliakra
    October 28, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Notes from the Gyurov – Yotova debate
    October 30, 2026, by clive
Recent
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government proposes increases in municipal real estate taxes
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves draft amendments to Value Added Tax Act
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Environment Ministry: First tests of Bulgaria’s Black Sea waters do not show any pollution from ships hit in drone attacks
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s electoral commission fines three major TV stations for breaking law on exit polls
  • November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 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.

November 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« Oct    
  • 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.