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

Ukraine

Europe 

EC proposes increased tariffs on Russian and Belarusian grain products

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) is today proposing to increase the tariffs on imports into the EU of cereals, oilseeds, and derived

Read more
Bulgaria 

EU approves extra 5B euro in military support for Ukraine

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the European Union decided on March 18 to increase the financial ceiling of the European Peace Facility

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Putin has 62% disapproval rating, 58% believe Kremlin responsible for Navalny’s death

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian society is dominated by the opinion that the Kremlin regime is responsible for the death of Russian opposition leader

Read more
Bulgaria 

EC nod for 120M leva Bulgarian state aid scheme for farmers, grain and oil crop producers

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission (EC) said on March 7 that it had approved a 120 million leva (about 61.3 million euro)

Read more
Europe 

European Parliament calls on EU to give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The European Union must support Ukraine with whatever is needed for Kyiv to win its war against Russia, members of

Read more
Bulgaria 

PM, Defence Minister: Bulgaria is not discussing sending Bulgarian military personnel to Ukraine

February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Ukraine

At a hearing in Parliament on February 29, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and Defence Minister Todor Tagarev reiterated that Bulgaria

Read more
Bulgaria 

Defence Minister: Bulgaria preparing new package of military aid for Ukraine

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is preparing a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which in financial terms will be several times larger

Read more
Europe 

European Parliament approves revision of long-term budget with billions to aid Ukraine

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

In a set of votes on February 27, the European Parliament on Tuesday approved the revision of the EU’s long-term budget –

Read more
Europe 

Belarus: EU prolongs restrictive measures for a further year

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Belarus, Russia, Ukraine

The Council of the EU decided on February 26 to prolong the restrictive measures linked to internal repression in Belarus and

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 4, 2025June 9, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026
  • March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s CEC announces adjusted seat distribution in 51st National Assembly
  • January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Zhelyazkov coalition government: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Parliament approves amendments to Foreigners Act
    June 18, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Transport Minister temporarily yanks licence of ground operator at Bulgaria's Sofia Airport after foul-up blocks passengers
    June 22, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria increases fees for citizenship applications tenfold
    June 24, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament committee recommends approval of Bulgaria adopting the euro in January 2026
    June 24, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament proposes stricter rules on dog and cat welfare, ban on sale in pet shops
    June 19, 2025, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s former PM Petkov quits as WCC co-leader and MP over Sofia controversy
  • June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria: Fines issued as inspections find unjustified hikes in food prices
  • June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria issues weather warnings over soaring temperatures forecast for June 26
  • June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in first five months of 2025 up 2.9% y/y
  • June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff
    Archaeology: Gold coin dating from 6th century Eastern Roman emperor Justin II found in Bulgaria

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 2025
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« May    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 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.Ok