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Bulgaria re-opens concession tender for Plovdiv Airport

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet said on December 28 that it decided to re-open the tender for a 35-year concession on the

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Plovdiv district on verge of epidemic as flu season hits Bulgaria early

December 27, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district appears on the verge of an epidemic of influenza, with the number of cases in Dobrich and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria announces 2016/17 Festive Season traffic, safety measures

December 21, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgaria’s traffic police and road infrastructure agency announced on December 21 planned steps to ensure smoother travel on the country’s

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Homeless man goes on trial for Plovdiv ‘Tobacco Town’ warehouses fire

December 7, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv District Court began on December 7 the trial of a homeless man, Lyubomir Danchev, on charges of criminal negligence

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Bulgaria’s largest open-air ice rink opens in Plovdiv on December 3

December 1, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The now-traditional open-air ice rink near the Central Post Office in Plovdiv opens on December 3 2016, this year expanded

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Archaeology: Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv is a bit more ancient than it was thought

November 28, 2016January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A newly-found inscription has shown that the Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, long thought to date back to

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Very cold case as prosecutor finds 11th-century skeleton at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica

November 20, 2016November 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A Plovdiv regional prosecutor who volunteered to take part in archaeological excavations at the Bulgarian city’s Great Basilica site has

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Winter Punk Wine Culture: Plovdiv revisited

November 2, 2016 Bansko Blog Plovdiv

Wine and Plovdiv mean autumn city time. After my top 5 Plovdiv venues posted in late October, I get to see

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Bulgarian police arrest two over illegal dog fighting in Plovdiv

October 30, 2016October 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgarian police have arrested two men in connection with illegal dog fighting involving pitbulls in the northern industrial zone of

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