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Statistics institute: In three years, housing prices in Sofia rose 34%, in Plovdiv 31.4%

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Housing prices in Bulgaria increased by about 25 per cent in the three years between the third quarters of 2015

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Bulgaria 

Art exhibition ‘Listen to us – Artistic intelligence’ opens in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv on April 4

March 11, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An exhibition entitled “Listen to us – Artistic intelligence”, of works by more than 40 artists who grew up in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s measles outbreak: First cases in Plovdiv and Bourgas reported

March 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv

The first two cases of measles in Bulgaria’s cities of Plovdiv and Bourgas amid the recent outbreak of the disease

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s measles outbreak: More than 1000 children in Plovdiv not vaccinated – report

March 4, 2019March 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

More than 1000 children in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have not had the compulsory vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella

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Bulgaria 

‘Plovdiv Karavana’ to feature artistic companies from Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland in June 2019

March 4, 2019March 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Thirteen artistic companies from Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland – part of CITI, the International Centre for Travelling Theatres –

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Bulgaria 

Japanese pianist Kotaro Fukuma to give a recital in Plovdiv on March 30

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Prominent Japanese pianist Kotaro Fukuma will give a piano recital in Plovdiv on March 30, at a concert featuring the

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Bulgaria’s wine exports rose slightly in 2018 – agency head

February 21, 2019February 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, wine

A total of 110.2 million litres of wine were produced in Bulgaria in 2018, according to Krassimir Koev, executive director

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Bulgaria 

International Mother Language Day: Shakespeare in 32 languages in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 18, 2019February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Readings of Shakespeare in 32 languages are to be part of an event in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv to celebrate

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors postpone deadline for probe into Plovdiv European Capital of Culture

February 18, 2019February 19, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The deadline for the investigation into spending related to the January 12 opening ceremony of Plovdiv European Capital of Culture

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