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

Kiril Petkov

Bulgaria 

Clock ticking for WCC’s bid to form new government of Bulgaria

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

With 24 hours to go to the deadline to propose a government or give up the attempt, We Continue the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: WCC closes in on GERB, ITN out of Parliament

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Slavi Trifonov

A poll by the Alpha Research agency has found Boiko Borissov’s GERB still holding the largest share of support among

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s WCC continues quest for support for proposed government

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

Facing a deadline of Friday at 5pm to present a proposed government or give up on the effort, Bulgaria’s We

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President hands WCC mandate to seek to form government

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev on July 1 handed Assen Vassilev, named earlier in the day as the prime ministerial candidate

Read more
Europe 

EU, Nato back Bulgaria in row with Russia over expulsion of diplomats

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia

The European Union regrets the unjustified threat of the Russian Federation to sever diplomatic ties with Bulgaria in response to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party resumes talks with WCC on proposing a government

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is resuming negotiations with the Kiril Petkov-Assen Vassilev We Continue the Change (WCC) party on

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s outgoing PM rejects Russia’s ultimatum over expulsion of diplomats

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kiril Petkov, Kornelia Ninova, Russia

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on July 1 that he would not change the decision to expel 70

Read more
Bulgaria 

Petkov: Assen Vassilev will be WCC’s Prime Minister candidate

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov

The We Continue the Change (WCC) party will nominate Assen Vassilev, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, as its candidate

Read more
Bulgaria 

Russian ambassador to Bulgaria threatens embassy closure after staff expulsion

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30 that Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova has asked Bulgaria to withdraw its expulsion of

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty
  • June 19, 2026June 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
    June 18, 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
  • Bulgaria's Environment Ministry responds to reports of oil pollution on country's Black Sea beaches
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, 'nudifier' ban
    June 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Germany's ambassador to Bulgaria on the need to supply weapons to Ukraine
    June 20, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Week remains to end of free-of-charge exchange of leva for euro at Bulgaria’s commercial banks
  • June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up 5.3% in January – May 2026
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria had highest annual increase in fuel prices in EU in May 2026 – Eurostat
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: EU’s trade surplus with UK in 2025 was 186.6 billion euro
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Chinese citizen charged with espionage

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.