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 

Civil defence sirens to be tested in Sofia, other parts of Bulgaria, on October 1

September 30, 2021October 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Sirens will sound on October 1 at 11am in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and other parts of the country in

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 87 deaths, 2142 new cases

September 30, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-seven 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 2021 census: Household visits extended by a week

September 29, 2021October 2, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria census 2021

Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided on September 29 to extend the period for household visits by census enumerators to 8pm on

Read more
Bulgaria 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened again in September

September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found gloomier views about the business climate in September.

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Gabrovo district crosses threshold to become Covid-19 dark red zone

September 29, 2021October 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s district of Gabrovo has crossed the threshold to be classified as a Covid-19 dark red zone, meaning a morbidity

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: In past day, 87 deaths, 2573 new cases

September 29, 2021September 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Eighty-seven 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 offers third jabs against Covid-19 for certain categories

September 28, 2021September 30, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria has begun offering third doses of vaccines against Covid-19, a week after an expert council recommended guidelines regarding who

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court rules against parliamentary limits on executive branch

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on September 28 that the country’s National Assembly could not impose limits on the powers of

Read more
Bulgaria 

NCIPD: 22 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Twenty-two out of the 28 districts in Bulgaria are Covid-19 red zones, meaning a morbidity rate between 250 and 499.9

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
  • August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Increased flights from European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea in summer 2027
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
    September 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Radev: 'Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia'
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Commission proposes Affordable Housing Act
    September 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Romania's intelligence service foils attempted sabotage operation coordinated by Russia
    September 8, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Emco: Blast at ammo deport in Bulgaria was sabotage, state is failing to do its job
    September 12, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Emco: Blast at ammo deport in Bulgaria was sabotage, state is failing to do its job
  • September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian presidential candidate Gyurov: Explosion at ammo depot is a test of statehood
  • September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Latest arms plant fire in Bulgaria: President Yotova ‘considering’ calling security council meeting
  • September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Another fire at Emco arms plant in Bulgaria: Interior Minister hints at shifting blame on to the company
  • September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Fire breaks out at Emco arms plant in Bulgaria’s Gabrovo district

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.

September 2026
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« Aug    
  • 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.