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 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General orders check against speculation in medicine prices

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev has ordered various bodies to ensure that there is no speculation in medicine prices as a result

Read more
Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Fast food chains may only do home deliveries – Bulgarian PM

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Fast food chains in Bulgaria may only do home deliveries, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told a March 14 briefing

Read more
Bulgaria 

Russia’s Aeroflot suspends flights connecting Moscow to Bourgas in Bulgaria

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Russia

Russian airline Aeroflot is temporarily suspending flights connecting Moscow with Bourgas on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea with effect from March

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Health Minister amends emergency regulations against Covid-19

March 14, 2020May 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Acting on recommendations from the national crisis staff against Covid-19 new coronavirus, Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has amended the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Second death in Bulgaria

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

A 74-year-old man has died of coronavirus at Sofia’s Pirogov emergency hospital, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health said on March 14.

Read more
Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport admitting only passengers

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Sofia Airport

Because of the State of Emergency declared in Bulgaria to contain the spread of Covid-19 new coronavirus, only passengers are

Read more
Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria arrests four for breaking quarantine, police close nightclubs defying ban

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Four lorry drivers have been arrested and taken to their houses in Slivnitsa for breaking quarantine, Bulgaria’s national crisis staff

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Banks, supermarkets, pharmacies in malls remain open

March 13, 2020March 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Banks, supermarkets and pharmacies in shopping malls will remain open, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said at a meeting of

Read more
Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria orders shutdown of kindergartens, shops and restaurants until March 29

March 13, 2020March 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on March 13 that it was ordering a shutdown of kindergartens and schools, as well as

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: 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: Yotova 52.5%, Gyurov 43.4% in second round – exit poll
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria issues highest-level weather warning for several districts for November 3 over forecast heavy rain
    November 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Air Force escorted three civilian aircraft following bomb threats
    November 5, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections - final results
    November 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Navy team destroys Russian drone found near Shabla
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Two aircraft land at Sofia Airport following latest bomb threats – report
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Konstantin Trenchev, founder of Bulgaria’s Podkrepa labour confederation, dies
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s third-highest annual increase in retail trade volume in September 2026
  • November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    NSI poll: Consumer confidence in Bulgaria plummets

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.