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

Greece

a fanned-out sheaf of euro notes
Business 

National Bank of Greece shares plummet as capital increase plan goes ahead

April 15, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

National Bank of Greece (NBG) shares plummeted 12.13 per cent on April 14 as plans for the bank’s capital increase

Read more
Business 

Greece returns to capital markets as bond sale is officially announced

April 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek finance ministry announced the country’s return to capital markets on April 9 2014, for the first time in

Read more
Business 

Greece’s return to capital markets imminent

April 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece is gearing up for a return to capital markets for the first time in four years, potentially in the

Read more
Europe 

Heading to a new Greek Constantinople

March 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

A frequent theme of international reports on the crisis in Greece has been the steady flow of emigrants to traditional

Read more
Europe 

Nimetz: Parties made no progress in ‘Macedonia’ name dispute

March 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The United Nations mediator in the dispute between Athens and Skopje in the dispute over the use of the name

Read more
Bulgaria 

Russian reconnaissance flights test Bulgaria’s Black Sea airspace – report

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Russia, Turkey

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reconnaisance flights by Russian military aircraft close to Bulgarian airspace

Read more
Business 

Piraeus and Alpha banks kick off share capital increase

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Two of Greece’s four systemic banks, Alpha Bank and Piraeus Bank begun their recapitalisation processes. The two banks announced the

Read more
Europe 

Greece and Troika clinch long-awaited deal

March 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Greece, IMF

Following talks which lasted more than six months, the Greek government has reached an agreement with troika officials paving the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Two Bulgarians arrested in Thessaloniki for alleged cocaine trafficking

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Two Bulgarians, aged 40 and 33, were arrested by police in the Greek city of Thessaloniki for allegedly possessing about

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
  • European Union leaders endorse proposal that Bulgaria adopts the euro as of January 1 2026
    June 27, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • 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
  • July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government updates national plan for introduction of the euro

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