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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv ranked 162nd out of 178 cities in Europe in cost of living

December 1, 2017December 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv ranked 162nd out of 178 cities in Europe in terms of cost of living, according to

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2017 Balkan Rakia and Spirits Fest to be held from December 1 to 3

November 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

The fifth Balkan Rakia and Spirits Fest is to be held from December 1 to 3 2017 at the House

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Leisure 

Young Wine Festival in Plovdiv from November 24 to 26

November 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The eighth Young Wine Festival opens officially in Plovdiv on November 24 2017, with a Dionysian procession at 1pm from

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Bulgaria 

European Court of Human Rights orders Bulgaria to pay record 462 000 euro damages in Plovdiv ‘Blue House’ case

November 23, 2017November 24, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Bulgaria to pay a record 462 000 euro damages to be distributed

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Bulgaria 

Accidental archaeology: Roman ruins found under ‘illegally’ demolished house in Plovdiv

November 12, 2017November 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Ruins of part of a Roman neighbourhood have been found after what is alleged to have been the illegal demolition

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Bulgaria 

President Radev on Soviet monuments: It’s up to the Bulgarian foreign ministry to respond to the Russian foreign ministry

November 11, 2017November 12, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv, Roumen Radev, Russia

There is a clear protocol, that the Bulgarian foreign ministry should respond to the Russian foreign ministry, Bulgarian President Roumen

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry condemns daubing of Nazi, anti-Semitic slogans on Soviet monument in Plovdiv

November 11, 2017November 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Plovdiv, Russia

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the act of vandalism against the Alyosha monument in Plovdiv that saw

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Bulgaria 

Alyosha Soviet soldier monument in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv daubed with anti-Semitic, anti-Russian graffiti

November 10, 2017November 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Plovdiv

The Alyosha monument in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has been daubed with numerous anti-Semitic, anti-Russian and anti-communist messages. The spraying

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Bulgaria 

Two managers in court over attempted demolition of historic warehouse in Plovdiv’s Tobacco Town

November 9, 2017January 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Business people Georgi Branekov and Alexander Nikolic appeared in Plovdiv District Court on November 9 2017 to face charges in

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