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From covering up murder to freeloading: ‘anarchy’ at police departments in two Bulgarian towns

September 18, 2015September 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A total of 15 people, including two Bulgarian town police chiefs and other police officers, are in custody following an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s September 19 – 22 long weekend weather – sunny turning to rain

September 18, 2015September 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgaria heads into a long weekend from September 19 to 22, with the weather in major cities promising warm and

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Bulgaria 

Police chiefs of two Bulgarian towns arrested

September 16, 2015September 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The chiefs of police of the Bulgarian towns of Assenovgrad and Purvomai were arrested on September 16 and face possible

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What’s On: Street Art Fest in Plovdiv on September 26 and 27

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A Street Art Fest is being held in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv on September 26 and 27 2015, the fourth

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Bulgaria 

Battle lines in major cities in Bulgaria’s October 2015 mayoral elections

September 4, 2015May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2015, Plovdiv, Rousse, Sofia, Varna

With seven weeks to go before the first round of Bulgaria’s mayoral and municipal elections on October 25 2015, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government aircraft carrying PM makes emergency landing at Varna Airport

August 30, 2015September 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

A Bulgarian government Falcon aircraft with Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on board made an emergency landing on the evening of

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: Night of Museums and Galleries in Plovdiv, September 11 and 12 2015

August 30, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The annual Night of Museums of Galleries is being held for the 11th time in Plovdiv on September 11 and

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: TheatAir international puppet theatre festival in Plovdiv, September 3 to 6

August 30, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A diverse range of Bulgarian and foreign acts will participate in the TheatAir international puppet theatre in Plovdiv from September

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Bulgaria 

Two dead as storms, heavy rain hit parts of Bulgaria

August 20, 2015August 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A man died after being hit by a falling tree in Plovdiv and another was killed when lightning set his

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