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BSP, Democratic Bulgaria decline to endorse either candidate in Plovdiv mayoral run-off election

October 31, 2019November 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

The Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Democratic Bulgaria coalition in Plovdiv have declined to endorse either candidate in the city’s

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Bulgaria 

In Bulgaria’s Plovdiv: A symposium on communist-era monuments

October 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

With English as its working language, a symposium is to be held in Plovdiv – Bulgaria’s second city and current

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Bulgaria 

Mayoral candidates in Bulgaria’s large cities pursue endorsements ahead of run-off elections

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Spare a thought for Mladen Mladenov, Iliya Zyumbilev and Milena Dimitrova. Few else may. In the October 27 mayoral elections

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Bulgaria 

Bas-relief in Plovdiv Palace of Justice honours Dimitar Peshev

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Plovdiv

At a ceremony on October 28, a bas-relief honouring Dimitar Peshev, who played a key role 76 years ago in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: In Plovdiv, mayoral election runoff between Dimitrov and Atanassov

October 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

Mayoral elections in Plovdiv will go to a second round on November 3, with a contest between GERB candidate Zdravko

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 2nd Century CE statuette of Roman goddess Cybele found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

October 27, 2019October 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the Forum site in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv have found a marble statuette of the Roman goddess

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Booze bans in Plovdiv, Stara Zagora

October 25, 2019October 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

The sale, serving and use of alcohol at eating establishments and other public places is banned in Plovdiv on October

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announces open call for cultural project proposals

October 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announced on October 21 an open call for project proposals in the cultural field over the coming

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: GERB’s Dimitrov leads in Plovdiv – Alpha Research

October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

The GERB candidate to be the next mayor of Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, regional governor Zdravko Dimitrov, has a 7.7

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