Plovdiv prosecutors charge chief architect, building owner, in ‘Tobacco Town’ case
The Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has laid criminal charges against the municipality’s chief architect Roumen Roussev and the representative of
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Plovdiv’s Opera Open 2016 festival opens with gala on June 18
The opening gala of the annual Opera Open festival in Plovdiv will be at the city’s Ancient Theatre on June
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Plovdiv city councillor wears burqa in protest against lack of ban
A Plovdiv municipal councillor for the nationalist VMRO party arrived at a May 26 council meeting wearing a burqa in
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv rejects ban on burqa in public places
The municipal council in Bulgaria’s second-largest city Plovdiv voted on May 17 to reject a proposal to ban the wearing
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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson at Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre on September 3
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame is to perform at Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre on September 3 2016, in a concert
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Plovdiv mayor backs burqa ban proposal
The mayor of Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, says that he personally supports banning the burqa in public places but it
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Shoring up partly-demolished tobacco warehouse in Plovdiv to cost 100 000 leva – mayor
Strengthening the structure of the partly-demolished historic tobacco warehouse at Plovdiv’s 8 Odrin Street in the city’s “Tobacco Town” area
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Opening of new high-tech plant near Plovdiv creates 1200 jobs
More than 1200 jobs will be created in a new high-tech plant near Plovdiv, an investment of $40 million by
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Taxi drivers’ protest blocks Plovdiv traffic
Traffic in the centre of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv was blocked on April 6 as taxi drivers turned out in
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