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The Beethoven Project – The Allegra Festival Winter Surprise

December 3, 2024February 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

After giving classical music fans an unforgettable summer, Allegra Festival throws down the gauntlet with a provocative format this winter

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo mountain resort to open 2024/25 ski season on December 7

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo mountain resort is to open its 2024/25 ski season on December 7, according to the resort’s Facebook page.

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Bulgaria 

Ice Park Plovdiv opens with ice show

December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Ice Park Plovdiv opened on December 2 with an ice show. The Ice Park is on Plovdiv’s Central Square and

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Bulgaria 

Eurobarometer: 68% of Bulgarians oppose EU financing purchase and supply of arms to Ukraine

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Sixty-eight per cent of Bulgarians oppose the European Union financing of the purchase and supply of military equipment to Ukraine,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s January – November 2024 road death toll is 438

December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 438 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2024, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria extends Code Orange weather warnings over forecast heavy rain, snow

November 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for five districts for December 1 because of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament’s latest attempt to elect Speaker fails

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Failure continues to dog Bulgaria’s 51st National Assembly’s attempts to elect a Speaker, as the eighth day of the first

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast heavy rain, snow

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s meteorological bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for the districts of Blagoevgrad and Smolyan for

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Bulgaria 

Georgia’s ambassador to Bulgaria resigns

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Georgia

Georgia’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Otar Berdzenishvili, announced on X on November 29 that he had submitted his resignation from the

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