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 

Polish banks to tighten credit criteria – survey

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Polish banks expect to tighten credit criteria in all market segments in Q4, the central bank NBP said in a

Read more
Europe News 

Slovakia: Filmmaker faces prosecution

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 Beata Balogova of The Slovak Spectator

The sound engineer working on ‘The Disease of the Third Power’, a critical documentary about what its creators call the “black

Read more
News World 

NASA makes it easier to spot space station

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 VOANews

NASA is making it easier to spot the International Space Station (ISS) with the naked eye. The US space agency is offering a

Read more
Europe News 

Ukraine orders partial vote re-run

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 VOANews

Ukraine’s outgoing parliament has ordered a partial re-run of voting in five disputed districts despite claims by the opposition that

Read more
Europe News 

Ukraine feminists campaign against sex tourism

November 7, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

At first, protests by Ukrainian feminist group Femen were ignored by the media.  But two years ago the women started taking off

Read more
Europe News 

UN expert calls on Bosnia and Herzegovina to accelerate redress for women victims of wartime violence

November 7, 2012November 7, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Noting that heightened levels of domestic violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina are often linked to the country’s legacy of its

Read more
News World 

Long queues as voters head to the polls in 2012 US presidential election

November 7, 2012 VOANews

Voters across the United States are heading to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or

Read more
Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council courts controversy with interim chief prosecutor appointment

November 6, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s recently-elected Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has wasted little time in showing its decisions will be as hotly debated as

Read more
Bulgaria News 

New archaeological finds in Bulgaria’s Sliven, Stara Zagora

November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Although the archaeological digs season in Bulgaria has wrapped up, work on existing attractions has yielded new finds, Bulgarian National

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • June 18, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Tourism Minister gloomy about lack of tourists as summer season starts
    June 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev's party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
    June 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
    June 17, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, 'nudifier' ban
    June 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
    June 18, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC greenlights Bulgaria’s fourth payment request under NextGenerationEU
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev and Zelenskyy hold talks during European Council meeting
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU leaders reaffirm ‘firm and unwavering’ support for Ukraine
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • June 18, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list

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.