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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv extends closing of schools because of Type B flu

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The “flu vacation” in the district of Plovdiv has been extended by two days, with school pupils now due to

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Bulgaria 

Balkans’ biggest agribusiness event, Agra 2020, opens in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Agra 2020, the International Agricultural Exhibition that has established itself as the biggest economic event for agribusiness in South Eastern

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Bulgaria 

Number of stray cats in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv soaring – report

February 16, 2020February 20, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A German NGO estimates that there are now 50 000 stray cats in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, a number eight

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Bulgaria 

Red paint splashed on Alyosha Soviet soldier monument in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

January 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Red paint was splashed on the Aloysha monument to the Soviet soldier on Bunardzhika hill in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv declares flu epidemic, closing schools until February 6

January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has become the latest to declare an influenza epidemic, closing schools from January 28 until February

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv hands over European Capital of Culture title

January 12, 2020January 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

With charm, aplomb, a large dose of Vivaldi and mercifully short speeches, Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv handed over to Croatia’s

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Bulgaria 

Controversy as Bulgaria’s Plovdiv city council mandates 120M leva borrowing

December 29, 2019January 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Controversy surrounds a decision by the municipal council in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv to mandate negotiations with the European Investment

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Bulgaria 

Painted fragment of Berlin Wall to be unveiled in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv on December 19

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A fragment of the Berlin Wall, painted by French artist Thierry Noir, will be unveiled in front of Exhibition Hall

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors probe destruction of archaeology in construction of building in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

December 17, 2019December 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has opened an investigation into the destruction of archaeology, dating from Late Antiquity, during

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