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Israel wins 2018 Eurovision song contest, Bulgaria in 14th place

May 13, 2018May 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

Israel, with Netta Barzilai performing the song Toy, won the 2018 Eurovision song contest, with 529 points. In second place

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Europe 

Romanian embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem

April 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Israel, Romania

The US is the US, but what happens when an EU member state decides to act divisively and disobey the

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Bulgaria 

Co-operation agreement between Bulgarian State Archives and Yad Vashem extended

April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel

Bulgaria’s government has approved the extension by three years of a co-operation agreement between the Archives State Agency and the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2018: Futurist Roey Tzezana is coming…or rather, his robot is

April 16, 2018April 21, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Israel, Sofia Science Festival

Normally, in writing about the participants in Sofia Science Festival, each story is about a presenter who is coming. This

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Bulgaria 

Netanyahu: Israel has a special relationship with Bulgaria

March 22, 2018March 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel, Roumen Radev

Israel has a special relationship with Bulgaria – in the past, in the present, and in the future, Israeli Prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President at Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism: ‘Hate speech is not our way’

March 21, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel, Roumen Radev

Both in Europe and in the world, there is a trend of a revival of hate speech and xenophobia, which

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Bulgaria 

Radev: Bulgarian Jews in Israel a ‘natural bridge’ for bilateral relations in education and culture

March 21, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel, Roumen Radev

The Bulgarian Jewish community in Israel is a natural bridge for the development of bilateral relations in the field of

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Bulgaria 

President Radev urges Israeli investment in Bulgaria’s potential as regional centre of IT

March 20, 2018March 21, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Israel, Roumen Radev

As a leading country in high-tech, it is in the interests of the State of Israel to invest in the

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Bulgaria 

Israeli ambassador: Bilateral relations with Bulgaria based on gratitude

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel

The bilateral relations between Israel and Bulgaria are unique in the world because they are based on gratitude, ambassador Irit

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