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: Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves tighter restrictions starting November 27

November 25, 2020March 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s government approved on November 25 a tougher set of measures to reduce the number of coronavirus cases in the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Two more deaths of doctors reported

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Two more deaths of doctors in Bulgaria from Covid-19 were reported on November 25. According to a statement by the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Deaths in Bulgaria in first two weeks of November were close to 70% higher y/y

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The number of deaths in Bulgaria in the first two weeks of November 2020 was close to 70 per cent

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments to VAT Act

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on November 25 that he had vetoed amendments to the Value-Added Tax Act, specifically provisions

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 157 more deaths, active cases rise to 86 020

November 25, 2020November 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A total of 157 people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for Covid-19 died in the past 24 hours, bringing

Read more
Bulgaria 

Grand National Assembly motion defeated in Bulgarian Parliament

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs rejected on November 25 the motion to call elections for a Grand National Assembly that could discuss the

Read more
a football on a green football soccer pitch
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 26 sports federations in appeal against proposed new restrictions

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Representatives of 26 sports federations in Bulgaria have signed an open letter objecting to the Health Minister’s proposal to shut

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian Orthodox Church reluctant to speak as clergy hit

November 24, 2020November 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, new coronavirus

Around the time of Easter 2020, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church was at the core of controversy as it persisted in

Read more
Bulgaria 

Another new milestone for The Sofia Globe

November 24, 2020March 6, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Media

In a year of record-setting for The Sofia Globe, yet another milestone has been passed in our viewership figures. To

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
  • Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi 'Blood and Honour'
    August 16, 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
  • Bulgaria's Defence Ministry: Lockheed Martin says second F-16s may be delayed until Q2 2030
    August 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria annual inflation falls to 4.5% in July
  • August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian prosecutors lay charges against alleged neo-Nazis in Plovdiv
  • August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Opposition marks 100 days of Bulgaria’s Radev government by slamming it
  • August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi ‘Blood and Honour’
  • August 16, 2026August 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Spanish Air Force F-18 shoots down drone in Romanian airspace

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.