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 

Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc starts consultations on trying to put together a government

December 6, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition is starting consultations with a selection of other parliamentary groups on possibly trying to put

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing PM discusses migration crisis, presidential elections with US ambassador

December 5, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

In talks on December 5, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov discussed the migration crisis and the outcomes of the presidential

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov formally declines offer to try to form a government

December 2, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

In an exchange lasting just a matter of a few minutes on December 2, GERB party leader Boiko Borissov formally

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian political crisis: Borissov’s party refuses to support a new government in current Parliament

November 30, 2016January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

The parliamentary group of Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party decided on November 30 that it would not support any attempt

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian nationalists begin informal talks on possible formation of government

November 30, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s nationalist parliamentary group the Patriotic Front has begun behind-the-scenes talks on attempting to form a government, should President Rossen

Read more
Bulgaria 

68% of Bulgarians want a caretaker government and early elections – Alpha Research poll

November 29, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Sixty-eight per cent of Bulgarians want a caretaker government appointed and early parliamentary elections called, according to a poll by

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: Formation of new government without early elections still a slim possibility

November 29, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

A November 29 meeting of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council for National Security, convened by President Rossen Plevneliev, has left in place

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President-elect on Harmanli: Faster extradition, more EU aid needed

November 26, 2016November 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President-elect Roumen Radev has called for more urgent measures for extradition and more EU assistance, following the November 24

Read more
Bulgaria 

PM Borissov at Harmanli refugee camp: Lawbreakers will be expelled from Bulgaria

November 25, 2016November 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

Visiting Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee camp for the second time in less than 24 hours, following violent clashes at the camp

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Allegra Festival: Landscapes of Sound starts in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on July 10
  • 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
Popular
  • Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's government updates national plan for introduction of the euro
    July 2, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Checks at Bulgarian – Romanian border abolished
    July 1, 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
  • First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
    July 4, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • July 5, 2025July 5, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory about Italian rail strike
  • July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: House prices in Bulgaria rose 125% in 15 years
  • July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects third motion of no confidence in Zhelyazkov government
  • July 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    First residence permits granted to non-EU nationals in Bulgaria up 1.5% in 2024 y/y
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria raids HQ of organised crime group selling fake documents for citizenship applications

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