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Five countries that do not recognise Kosovo refuse to take part in Balkans summit in Bulgaria

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian EU Presidency, Kosovo, Serbia

On May 17 2018, Bulgaria will host the EU Summit with the countries of the Western Balkans, which is expected

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Muslim leadership calls urgent meeting over prosecutor’s statement

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Muslim Supreme Council has called an urgent meeting in response to a reported statement by a prosecutor that should

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Bulgaria 

Drop in percentage of Bulgarians at risk of poverty, social exclusion – Eurostat figures

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The percentage of the population of Bulgaria at risk of poverty and social exclusion decreased from 49.2 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Air France strike causes flight cancellations at Sofia Airport on April 3

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The strike by Air France employee unions has led to the cancellation of flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica, Philippopolis Roman Mosaic Heritage included on Unesco list – Culture Ministry

April 3, 2018April 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The candidacy of Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica and the Roman Mosaic Heritage of Philippopolis has been included in the Unesco Indicative

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Bulgaria 

New fee for parking in Plovdiv’s ‘blue zone’ comes into force on April 2

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

As of April 2 2018, the fee for parking in the “blue zone” in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv is two

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‘ppIANISSIMO’ International Festival for Contemporary Piano Music begins in Sofia on April 13

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The 11th ppIANISSIMO International Festival for Contemporary Piano Music begins in Sofia on April 13 and continues until April 29

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers free tickets to passengers whose train caught fire

April 1, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said on April 1 2018 that it was offering free tickets to all the passengers of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test civil defence siren warning system in several cities on April 2 2018

April 1, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The civil defence emergency siren warning system will be tested in several cities in Bulgaria on April 2 2018 at

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