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‘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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wine glasses containing red wine amid moody wisps of smoke
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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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Bulgaria 

Locomotive that pulled Hitrino disaster train derails at Bulgaria’s Plovdiv railway station

February 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv

A locomotive that pulled the train that exploded in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino in December 2016 derailed in Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

Five new names added to bill of Hills of Rock 2019 in Plovdiv

February 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Five new names have been added to the bill of Hills of Rock 2019, which will take place from June

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Bulgaria 

Two held in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv over fake IDs for foreigners

February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The economic crimes squad in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have taken two people into custody in connection with false residence

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Bulgaria 

Hiss free no more: Fugitive boa who went AWOL in mall in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv found

February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A boa constrictor that gained national media attention by escaping from an exotic pet shop in a shopping mall in

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