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Bulgarian Ministry of Culture: Plovdiv tobacco warehouse targeted for demolition is a monument of culture

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

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture said on March 7 2016 that a tobacco warehouse in Plovdiv’s “Tobacco Town” on which demolition

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors in Plovdiv begin investigation into demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ building

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on March 7 that it was investigating whether any crime, including possible unlawful authorisation of

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Bulgaria 

Outrage in Plovdiv over demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ warehouse

March 7, 2016March 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Indignant residents of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv formed a human chain and marched on the municipal headquarters in protest after

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Plovdiv hosts Vinaria 2016 wine industry exhibition from February 24 to 28

February 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Vinaria, the annual exhibition of the vine and wine industry, has opened at the International Fair Plovdiv and continues until

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv to begin restoring Odeon archaeological site

February 23, 2016February 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

After nearly one year, Bulgaria’s National Institute for Cultural Heritage has issued a permit to Plovdiv municipality to begin repairing

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv starts campaign to neuter thousands of stray cats and dogs

February 23, 2016February 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv municipality has begun a campaign to neuter stray cats and dogs after the latest estimates showed a huge rise

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Bulgaria 

Historic building burns down in Plovdiv’s former Jewish quarter

February 19, 2016February 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Plovdiv

A building that formerly housed a public baths in what used to be Plovdiv’s Jewish quarter, Orta Mezar, was destroyed

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv closes schools for rest of week to counter spread of flu

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev has announced that schools in Bulgaria’s second-largest city will be closed from February 9 2016 until

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Bulgaria 

Car of Plovdiv mayor’s wife burnt in early-morning arson attack

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A car leased and used by Denitsa Toteva, spouse of Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev, was burnt out outside the family

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