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The Sofia Globe

Bulgarian independent English-language news, centrist/pro-EU

Owned byPrivately owned. Sofia Globe Media Ltd is run by Clive Leviev-Sawyer, who is publisher, editor-in-chief and general manager. The site's legal notices identify him as the owner.
FundingNot clearly disclosed. It appears to rely on a small independent business model of advertising and possibly reader contributions. No state, party or corporate-group funding was found in the sources I could consult.
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

The Sofia Globe is published by Sofia Globe Media Ltd and has been led by Clive Leviev-Sawyer since about 2012. He previously worked at the English-language weekly The Sofia Echo and in the Independent Newspapers parliamentary bureau in South Africa. The site reports in English on Bulgarian politics, corruption, courts, business, the EU and the Balkans, and it is aimed at foreigners, diplomats, investors and Bulgarians who read English. Leviev-Sawyer has written about Bulgarian media concentration. He wrote the book 'Bulgaria: Politics and Protests in the 21st Century' (2015) and co-wrote 'Bulgarian Jews: Living History' (2018). The site's coverage generally takes a pro-EU, rule-of-law and anti-corruption stance, which is typical of Bulgaria's Western-oriented independent press. Much of its content is news-wire style reporting of official statements and developments. I could not find detailed public disclosure of its funding or any major documented controversies. U.S. politics appears mostly as it relates to Bulgaria, NATO, Ukraine and European security, and I could not review a recent body of Trump-related coverage. The 'mostly neutral' stance is therefore a cautious judgment based on limited evidence.

Sources

  1. Clive Leviev-Sawyer author page, The Sofia Globe
  2. Bulgarian media, consolidated (The Sofia Globe)
  3. Sex, money, howls of corruption and influence-buying…it must be a Bulgarian business story (The Sofia Globe)

Profile compiled 2026-10-14; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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