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 

Prosecutors press charges against captain, second mate of ship stranded on Bulgaria’s coast

October 8, 2021October 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The Dobrich District Prosecutor’s Office has pressed charges under Article 340 of the Penal Code against the captain and second

Read more
Bulgaria 

Kyustendil is sixth district in Bulgaria to become a Covid-19 dark red zone

October 8, 2021October 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The district of Kyustendil has become the sixth in Bulgaria to be classified as a Covid-19 dark red zone, meaning

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 94 deaths, 2302 new cases

October 8, 2021October 9, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-four people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry: Allow two weeks between flu and Covid-19 jabs

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Influenza has not disappeared, but because of the pandemic, more research is currently being done on Covid-19, Bulgaria’s Health Ministry

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s election body opens talks to buy 1600 voting machines

October 7, 2021October 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said late on October 6 that it opened direct negotiations to purchase 1600 Smartmatic voting

Read more
Bulgaria 

NCIPD: 5 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 dark red zones

October 7, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of districts in Bulgaria that are Covid-19 dark red zones, meaning a morbidity rate of 500 or more

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 91 deaths, 2542 new cases

October 7, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety-one people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past day, bringing the country’s death toll

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Caretaker Cabinet extends ’60:40′ wage support scheme

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved on October 6 the extension of its main wage support programme, put in place as a

Read more
Bulgaria 

Evacuation of crew from vessel stranded on Bulgaria’s coast begins

October 6, 2021October 8, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

The evacuation of the nine-member crew from the Vera Su, the cargo vessel that has been stranded on Bulgaria’s northern

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • August 11, 2026August 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Former defence minister: Bulgaria’s government deliberately hid and delayed information about the drone
  • 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
  • 2026 Perseids meteor shower to peak over Bulgaria on August 12 – 13
    August 11, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's seaside city of Bourgas chosen to host 2027 Eurovision Song Contest
    August 13, 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
  • Interior Minister: Reasons for blast at arms plant 'more likely to be internal'
    August 10, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Former defence minister: Bulgaria's government deliberately hid and delayed information about the drone
    August 11, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Lockheed Martin says second F-16s may be delayed until Q2 2030
  • August 15, 2026August 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Italy military convoys to arrive in Bulgaria for exercise
  • August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Navy responds to three reports of drone and drone parts spotted along the coast
  • August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian economy grew by 0.6% in Q2 2026 – flash estimate
  • August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    New extension to Sofia metro line 3 to open on August 14

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.