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

Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria 

Borissov sparks row with claim Bulgaria is secretly arming Ukraine

April 25, 2022April 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia, Ukraine

Opposition GERB-UDF leader and former prime minister Boiko Borissov sparked a row on April 25 by alleging, without offering evidence,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Alpha Research: Disapproval ratings of Bulgaria’s government, PM double

April 18, 2022April 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The disapproval ratings of Bulgaria’s coalition government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov have more than doubled since February, according to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s former PM Borissov released from custody

March 18, 2022March 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria’s former prime minister and opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov was released from custody on the night of March

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM congratulates Interior Ministry on arrest of Borissov

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The only way for there to be change in Bulgaria is when the untouchables are no longer above the law,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s former PM Borissov ‘taken into custody’ – reports

March 17, 2022March 19, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

The former Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boiko Borissov, was allegedly arrested on the night of March 17, Bulgarian media said,

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria recalls consul controversially appointed to Valencia

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov

Three weeks after taking office, Bulgaria’s new government is recalling a former head of the country’s anti-corruption commission who was

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2021 elections: GERB will back university rector in presidential race, Borissov says

October 2, 2021October 4, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

GERB will support Sofia University rector Professor Anastas Gerdzhikov in the November 2021 presidential elections, party leader Boiko Borissov has

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s former PM gets jab against Covid-19 live on Facebook

July 27, 2021July 28, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister and leader of the GERB-UDF coalition Boiko Borissov received a first dose of vaccine against Covid-19

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s CEC announces seat distribution after July 11 parliamentary election

July 15, 2021July 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2021

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on July 15 the seat distribution in the 46th National Assembly, with the full

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
  • March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s CEC announces adjusted seat distribution in 51st National Assembly
  • January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov coalition government: meet the ministers
Popular
  • European Union leaders endorse proposal that Bulgaria adopts the euro as of January 1 2026
    June 27, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Turbulence rocks Bulgaria's WCC party as Sofia corruption row continues
    June 26, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's former PM Petkov quits as WCC co-leader and MP over Sofia controversy
    June 25, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sofia Airport concession-holder launches tender for design and construction of Terminal 3
    June 30, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria increases fees for citizenship applications tenfold
    June 24, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria regulator approves 2.56% hike in electricity prices for household consumers
  • July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025
  • July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s road death toll in the first half of 2025 is 186
  • July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
  • June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s June 2025 was one of the country’s driest months of June in past 100 years

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.

July 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jun    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 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.Ok