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Japanese pianist Kotaro Fukuma to give a recital in Plovdiv on March 30

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Prominent Japanese pianist Kotaro Fukuma will give a piano recital in Plovdiv on March 30, at a concert featuring the

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Bulgaria 

Performance of 20 songs in Ladino in Sofia on February 28

February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A musical and theatre multimedia concert “From Toledo to Plovdiv. The Way of the Jewish Sephardic Song”, including performances of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court reinstates university rector sacked for plagiarism

February 25, 2019February 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A local court in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna has reinstated Rossen Vassilev as rector of the city’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Electoral Code amendments

February 25, 2019February 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on February 25 that he has vetoed several provisions in the amendments to the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Russian PM Medvedev to visit Bulgaria on March 4 and 5, hold talks with Borissov

February 25, 2019February 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Russia

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Bulgaria on March 4 and 5 2019, the government information service in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with Saudi foreign minister on trade and investment

February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Assaf on boosting

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament Speaker: Socialist MPs boycotting will still be paid

February 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

MPs from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) boycotting sittings of Parliament will continue to receive pay, National Assembly Speaker

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Bulgaria 

Nordic MTG agrees sale of Bulgarian broadcaster Nova Televizia to local conglomerate

February 22, 2019February 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Modern Times Group (MTG) said on February 22 that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in Bulgarian broadcaster

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s census in 2021 to cost an estimated 38.2M leva

February 21, 2019February 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s national census in 2021 will cost an estimated 38.2 million leva (about 19.5 million euro), it emerged as the

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