The Sofia Echo
Encyclopedia
The Sofia Echo is Bulgaria
's national English-language newspaper published out of Sofia
, the capital of Bulgaria
.
The newspaper is published by Sofia Echo Media Ltd. A majority stake in the company was bought in 2007 by Bulgarian publisher Economedia
.
The Sofia Echo is the leading English-language newspaper in Bulgaria and has been published since April 1997, generally targeted at the Bulgarian expatriate community. The newspaper is distributed in major Sofia hotels, in outlets throughout the country, as well as in the OMV
, Lukoil
and Shell
petrol stations and the Billa
hypermarkets.
From 2005 on, articles from the weekly newspaper have been published online with daily news at sofiaecho.com
Other websites owned by Sofia Echo Media include expatinbulgaria.com and propertywisebulgaria.com.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
's national English-language newspaper published out of Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, the capital of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.
The newspaper is published by Sofia Echo Media Ltd. A majority stake in the company was bought in 2007 by Bulgarian publisher Economedia
Economedia
Economedia is the biggest publisher of business media in Bulgaria. It is mainly known for publishing the influential weekly Capital and the business-oriented daily Dnevnik. Majority owner of Economedia is Ivo Prokopiev.- External links :*...
.
The Sofia Echo is the leading English-language newspaper in Bulgaria and has been published since April 1997, generally targeted at the Bulgarian expatriate community. The newspaper is distributed in major Sofia hotels, in outlets throughout the country, as well as in the OMV
OMV
OMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...
, Lukoil
LUKoil
Lukoil/LUKoil ; ) is Russia's second largest oil company and its second largest producer of oil. In 2009, the company produced 97.615 million tons of oil; ....
and Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
petrol stations and the Billa
Billa
This article is about the company. For the Indian movies see Billa starring Rajinikanth or Billa starring Ajith Kumar or Billa starring Prabhas....
hypermarkets.
From 2005 on, articles from the weekly newspaper have been published online with daily news at sofiaecho.com
Other websites owned by Sofia Echo Media include expatinbulgaria.com and propertywisebulgaria.com.
External links
- Official website of The Sofia Echo, offering daily news besides content from the print edition
- Four years of Bulgaria in English, an article about the early days of the paper
- Sofia Echo Media Ltd company website
- expatinbulgaria.com
- propertywisebulgaria.com