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

Russia

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria would have to spend 36BN leva to have minimum military capabilities

April 30, 2022May 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Defence Development Concept to 2032 – drafted before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine – says that Bulgaria would have

Read more
Bulgaria 

Close to 90% of Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria have temporary protection status

April 30, 2022May 2, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Close to 90 per cent of the Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria have received temporary protection status, which provides them with

Read more
Bulgaria 

Nato jets scrambled multiple times to intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic, Black Seas

April 29, 2022May 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Nato fighter jets stationed around the Baltic and Black Seas have scrambled multiple times over the past four days to

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria offers to repair Ukrainian military equipment in its factories

April 28, 2022May 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is ready to repair Ukrainian military equipment in its factories, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in Kyiv on April

Read more
Bulgaria 

EC pays 148M euro to Bulgaria to help receive Ukrainian refugees

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) has paid more than 148.3 million euro to Bulgaria, part of a total of 3.5 billion

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM says arms to Ukraine issue will not bring down government

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said during a visit to Ukraine on April 28 that he did not think the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns against travel to Moldova

April 28, 2022April 30, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry called on the country’s citizens on April 28 not to travel to Moldova, given what the ministry

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM leads delegation to Kyiv as arms to Ukraine issue smoulders

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

A Bulgarian delegation led by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov leaves for Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv on April 27 with the

Read more
Bulgaria 

Axed arms firm head claims Bulgaria exports weapons to Ukraine via intermediaries

April 27, 2022April 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Alexander Mihailov, recently dismissed as head of Bulgaria’s state-owned Kintex defence equipment trading firm, said in a television interview on

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • November 2, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Pro-Kremlin candidate Yotova wins Bulgarian presidential elections – final results
  • November 1, 2026November 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
  • October 30, 2026November 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Remembrance Day 2026 services to be held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Sofia
Popular
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova 52.5%, Gyurov 43.4% in second round – exit poll
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Radev, Yotova in triumphalist messages as finale shows win for pro-Kremlin ticket
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Second round is attracting higher voter turnout than the record-low first
    November 1, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Drone attack on container ship off Bulgaria's Cape Kaliakra
    October 28, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Notes from the Gyurov – Yotova debate
    October 30, 2026, by clive
Recent
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s government proposes increases in municipal real estate taxes
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Cabinet approves draft amendments to Value Added Tax Act
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Environment Ministry: First tests of Bulgaria’s Black Sea waters do not show any pollution from ships hit in drone attacks
  • November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s electoral commission fines three major TV stations for breaking law on exit polls
  • November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria records 3.67 billion euro Budget deficit in January-September 2026

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.

November 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« Oct    
  • 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.