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

Slovakia

Business 

Jaguar Land Rover chooses Slovakia over Poland for new plant

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Slovakia

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, a unit of Indian Tata, chose Slovakia over Poland as the location of its new production

Read more
Europe 

Russian rewrite of crushing of Prague Spring angers Czech Republic and Slovakia

June 2, 2015June 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia

A Russian television film that depicts the Soviet suppression of the 1968 Prague Spring as having been in response to

Read more
Europe 

Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania sign gas grids interconnection memorandum

May 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

Foreign ministers from four Eastern European countries – Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania – signed a memorandum on cooperation in

Read more
Europe 

Night Wolves reach Bratislava

May 3, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Russia, Slovakia

Five members of the Russian nationalist motorcycle club Night Wolves laid wreaths at the Slavín memorial in Bratislava on the afternoon of

Read more
Europe 

Putin’s bikers’ ride through Slovakia provokes concerns

April 29, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Russia, Slovakia

The Night Wolves, a reportedly ultra-nationalist motorcycle club with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, are planning to make an

Read more
Europe 

Slovak referendum on ‘family’ invalid, turnout low

February 8, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s February 7 referendum on family may be invalid as just 21.3 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballot, suggest the

Read more
Europe 

Slovakia plans new law to make it easier to monitor foreigners

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s government has plans for a new law that would make it easier to monitor foreigners

Read more
Perspectives 

2014 in CEE: From Sochi to MH17 to South Stream

December 30, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, archaeology, Czech Republic, European Parliament, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Stream, Turkey, Ukraine

  (Main photo: Anastasia Vlasova/Kyiv Post  

Read more
Europe 

Czech Republic: Festival of Freedom marks the Velvet Revolution

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Czech Republic, Slovakia

Numerous events are planned in the Czech Republic to celebrate 25 years since the Velvet Revolution. Some 16 civic groups

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
  • Romania's intelligence service foils attempted sabotage operation coordinated by Russia
    September 8, 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
  • Bulgaria's Unification Day long weekend weather outlook
    September 4, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's 2026 presidential elections: Yotova names state news agency head as running mate
    September 3, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Borissov’s GERB will not nominate a candidate in Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections – official
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgarian army completes clearing unexploded ordnance at Emco arms plant
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Romania’s intelligence service foils attempted sabotage operation coordinated by Russia
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Hungary expels 10 staff of Russian embassy in Budapest
  • September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU member states agree to derogation for Ukraine to buy crucial products for Patriot air defence

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.