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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’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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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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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Notes from week two

October 11, 2019October 13, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas, Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv, Rousse, Sofia, Varna

Campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 mayoral and municipal elections is at its midway point, with two more weeks to

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 2nd century inscription found at Plovdiv’s Roman Forum, fining Philippopolis

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists have found a marble slab, dating from the end of the second century CE, during excavations at the Roman

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Who will be the next mayor of Plovdiv?

September 25, 2019September 30, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria local elections 2019, Plovdiv

Perhaps it may be an annoyance to 12 of the 14 candidates to be the next mayor of Bulgaria’s city

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