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EU grants 293M euro from Cohesion Fund to upgrade Bulgaria’s Plovdiv – Bourgas railway connection

November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Bourgas, Plovdiv

The European Union is investing more than 293 million euro from the Cohesion Fund in a more modern, faster and safer railway

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Whitesnake to headline Hills of Rock 2019 festival in Plovdiv

November 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Whitesnake is to headline the 2019 Hills of Rock festival in Plovdiv, the organisers said on November 8. The performance

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv authorities crack down on public drinking in Kapana creative district

November 6, 2018November 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv municipal authorities, police and security have agreed to crack down on public drinking and the illegal sale of alcohol

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv faces tourist accommodation challenge as European Capital of Culture 2019 approaches

October 28, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

The number of tourists coming to Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv is expected to double in 2019 when it holds the

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv court acquits two over attempted demolition of Tobacco Town warehouse

October 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Plovdiv Regional Court acquitted on October 17 2018 two business people who had faced charges in connection with the

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Bulgaria 

2018 Plovdiv Jazz Fest opens on October 31: The programme

October 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The 2018 Plovdiv Jazz Fest opens on October 31 and continues until November 3, involving jazz musicians from Bulgaria and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak in village in Plovdiv district

October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A laboratory test has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza on a farm in the village of Manolsko Konare in

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Dig team examines building beneath Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica

September 17, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The archaeological team examining the Episcopal Basilica site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv are studying a large structure beneath the

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Bulgaria 

Programme for Plovdiv 2019 European Capital of Culture posted online

September 6, 2018September 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The “accents” in the programme for Plovdiv 2019 European Capital of Culture have been posted online. The bilingual programme is

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