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

new coronavirus

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Education Minister: School year to finish via distance learning

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s 2019/2020 school year will end via distance learning and will not be extended, Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev said on

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria to let State of Emergency lapse on May 13, keep anti-pandemic measures

May 4, 2020May 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Cabinet will not ask Parliament to extend the State of Emergency past May 13, but will largely keep the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgarian restaurateurs seek easing of rules for opening

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Owners of restaurants with outdoor spaces and gardens in Sofia and other cities are preparing to open their doors, but

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria, May 4: Death toll up, new benefits for unemployed

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The death toll from Covid-19 in Bulgaria has increased by five in the past 24 hours to 78, according to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Medical Association announces bank details for donations for families of medics who die of Covid-19

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) announced on May 4 the details of the bank account for donations to help the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: 79% of firms in Bulgaria report losses because of Covid-19

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Seventy-nine per cent of businesses, especially micro and small ones, surveyed in an Alpha Research poll reported direct or indirect

Read more
Bulgaria 

Operational HQ: Bulgaria had a peak of Covid-19 between April 20 and 26

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria experienced a peak of the Covid-19 infection between April 20 and 26, the national operational headquarters said on May

Read more
Perspectives 

Comment: Which way will airfares head?

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Mark Thomas new coronavirus, tourism

Whenever and if ever the world of travel restarts, things are most definitely not going to be as they were

Read more
Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister’s new rules for visits to outdoor restaurants, bars and coffee shops

May 3, 2020May 5, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issued on May 3 an order allowing people to visit outdoor gardens and terraces of

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
  • August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Increased flights from European cities to Bulgaria’s Black Sea in summer 2027
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Radev: 'Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia'
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • New baggage handling system launched at Bulgaria's Vassil Levski Sofia Airport Terminal 2
    September 2, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgarian Navy responds to several more drone incidents
    September 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's former caretaker PM Gyurov confirms candidacy in presidential elections
    September 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Unification Day long weekend weather outlook
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 4, 2026September 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Eurostat: Retail trade volume in Bulgaria in July 2026 up 5.6% y/y
  • September 4, 2026September 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev: ‘Europe can exist without Russia, but it will hardly exist for long against Russia’
  • September 4, 2026September 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Unification Day long weekend weather outlook
  • September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Yotova names state news agency head as running mate
  • September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian Navy responds to several more drone incidents

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.

September 2026
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« Aug    
  • 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.