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

Sofia Pride

Bulgaria 

Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev’s party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated

June 13, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Sofia Pride

The June 13 Sofia Pride saw sharp criticism of Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party for its endorsement

Read more
Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2025: ‘We are people, not propaganda’

June 14, 2025June 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

The 18th Sofia Pride, in 2025 being held with the theme “We are people, not propaganda” and customarily being held

Read more
Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2025: Organisers lend billboards to other causes because of history of vandalism

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

In 2025, Sofia Pride will not have outdoor advertising, organisers of the event said on June 3. “You will not

Read more
Bulgaria 

Thousands brave sweltering heat for Sofia Pride 2024

June 22, 2024June 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Pride

Thousands turned out on Alexander Battenberg Square in Bulgaria’s capital city on June 22, braving sweltering heat to celebrate Sofia

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Sofia Pride 2024 to be held at new venue

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Sofia Pride 2024, the largest human rights event in Bulgaria, will be held at Prince Alexander I Battenberg Square on

Read more
Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: Positive attitude towards LGBTI people in Bulgaria is growing

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

In general, the attitudes of Bulgarians towards LGBTI people are overwhelmingly neutral, according to an Alpha Research poll commissioned by

Read more
Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride: Investigation at request of people close to Bulgarian Socialist Party is harassment

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Sofia Pride has slammed as harassment a formal investigation by prosecutors initiated at the request of the initiative committee, organised

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria steps up legislation against hate crimes

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved the second reading of several amendments to the Penal Code, including provisions against hate crimes, among

Read more
Bulgaria 

Latest bid to sabotage Sofia Pride: Banners with fake messages

June 17, 2023June 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

In the latest bid to sabotage the 2023 Sofia Pride, hand-lettered banners with fake messages purported to be from the

Read more
  • ← Previous
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 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
  • June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty
  • June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    New poll: 10 years on, majority of Brits say Brexit has failed

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.