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

News

Europe News 

Former PM Zeman and foreign minister Schwarzenberg go to second round in Czech presidential election

January 12, 2013January 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Former prime minister and former social democrat party leader Miloš Zeman and foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg are headed for the

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Two-thirds of Bulgarians to vote yes in January 2013 nuclear referendum – poll

January 11, 2013January 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

About two-thirds of Bulgarians polled by the Sova Harris agency said that they would vote yes in a national referendum

Read more
Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian MPs accept presidential veto on Investment Promotion Act

January 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Parliament voted on January 11 to accept the veto imposed last month by President Rossen Plevneliev on certain provisions

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Archaeological work delays completion of highway in Bulgaria

January 11, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, motorways

Archaeologists and completion of the Trakiya motorway are delaying the construction of Maritsa highway, it has been established by checks

Read more
Bulgaria Europe News 

European Commission to give ‘oral update’ on Bulgaria CVM

January 11, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Rather than a detailed Co-operation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) report in writing, the European Commission would give the European Council

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Scottish pensioner handed 18-year sentence for murder in Bulgaria

January 11, 2013January 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Vidin District Court has sentenced David Bell Bryson, a 72-year-old Scottish pensioner who has lived in Bulgaria for the past

Read more
Business News World 

World food prices dropped for third month in December 2012 – FAO

January 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

World food prices decreased for the third consecutive month in December 2012, balancing out sharp increases registered earlier in 2012,

Read more
Bulgaria Business News 

Please do not adjust your screen: the bTV-Bulsatcom battle

January 11, 2013January 11, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Conspiracy theories, appeals to European and Bulgarian national institutions, the inevitable satirical clip rewriting Adolf Hitler’s dialogue in the film

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Family of five found dead in Sofia apartment

January 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A family of five was found dead in an apartment in the Gotse Delchev residential area of Sofia, police in

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev’s party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
  • May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Photo exhibition ‘Allegra – strings and hearts in the lens’
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev's party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
    June 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Tourism Minister gloomy about lack of tourists as summer season starts
    June 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, 'nudifier' ban
    June 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • EU foreign ministers adopt new sanctions on Russia over war on Ukraine
    June 15, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's financial regulator revokes licence of insurer DallBogg
    June 9, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian MPs vote unanimously to freeze their monthly salaries
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    G7 leaders commit to increase pressure on Russian war economy
  • June 17, 2026June 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    MONEYVAL: Bulgaria has improved its legal framework to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing
  • June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria ranks third in EU’s annual bathing waters survey

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.

June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May    
  • 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.