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 

Kantardzhiev: Bulgaria may have 1 – 2 million vaccinated by end of summer 2021

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria may have one to two million people vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of summer 2021, according to Professor

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister: 2 million to get Covid-19 vaccination by end of 2021

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Two million people in Bulgaria will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of 2021, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov told

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Netherlands introduces ‘double testing’ of arrivals from Bulgaria

January 22, 2021January 24, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Netherlands is introducing, from January 23, new stricter measures against the spread of new coronavirus, including “double testing” of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 90 more deaths, active cases drop by 1891

January 22, 2021January 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Ninety people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria cautious about easing anti-epidemic measures amid concern over new Covid-19 variant

January 21, 2021January 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

In spite of improving figures about the Covid-19 situation in Bulgaria, the country’s government remains cautious about easing anti-epidemic measures,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament approves law on sign language

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on January 21 the second and final reading of a law on sign language, recognising it

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 37 more deaths, active cases drop by 4155

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Thirty-seven Covid-19 patients in Bulgaria died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll linked to the disease

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to hold 2021 census from September 7 to October 3

January 20, 2021January 23, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria 2021 census

The 2021 census in Bulgaria will be held from September 7 to October 3, Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on January 20.

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev tests positive for Covid-19

January 20, 2021January 22, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev has tested positive for Covid-19, the ministry said on January 20. Ananiev was in good

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 15, 2026September 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria annual inflation climbs to 5.1% in August
  • 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
  • Emco: Blast at ammo deport in Bulgaria was sabotage, state is failing to do its job
    September 12, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • VDL's 2026 State of the EU address to the European Parliament: Full text
    September 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sofia's third Big Table event of 2026 to be held on September 19
    September 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Romania, Poland scramble fighter jets over drone incidents
    September 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament report: Russia is primary threat to Europe’s democratic integrity
    September 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    FDI in Bulgaria in January-July 2026 was 3.45B euro
  • September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: 54% of EU’s electricity came from renewables in Q2 2026
  • September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC pays out 3.3 billion euro in defence funding to Ukraine to cover drones and missiles
  • September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Cabinet security council: Additional funding needed to buy anti-drone systems
  • September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government announces steps to limit impact of high fuel prices

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.