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Balkans’ largest wine exhibition Vinaria opens in Plovdiv on March 4 2015

February 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Vinaria, the largest wine exhibition on the Balkans, is to be held in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv for the 23rd

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Apocalyptica to open Sounds of the Ages festival in Plovdiv in September 2015

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Finnish metal band Apocalyptica will be at Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre on September 18 2015 to open the fifth Sounds of

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Bulgaria 

Head of Plovdiv Airport resigns over unpaid state funding, staff threaten strike over unpaid salaries

February 17, 2015February 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The director of Plovdiv Airport, Ivan Karnabitov, has resigned because of disagreement with government policy on financing the airport and

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Leisure 

What’s On: Yoan Leviev self-portraits at Sofia City Art Gallery, January 27 – March 3

January 24, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

An exhibition of self-portraits by Plovdiv artist Yoan Leviev is to be held at the Sofia City Art Gallery in

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Regional offices of Invest Bulgaria Agency, SME promotion agency to be set up in Plovdiv

January 19, 2015January 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Regional offices of the Invest Bulgaria Agency and the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises are

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Bulgaria 

Man arrested after attempted arson of Plovdiv mosque

January 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Police in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv arrested a 31-year-old man who attempted an arson attack on the city’s historic Dzhumaya mosque. The

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Perspectives 

2014 in Bulgaria: In other news…

December 31, 2014January 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Some other news items from Bulgaria in 2014, that were not necessarily about politics or protests, a pipeline or the

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Leisure 

What’s On: German Christmas Market opens in Plovdiv on November 29

November 27, 2014November 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv will feature a traditional German Christmas Market on the city’s Stefan Stambolov Square near the municipal headquarters from November

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new government changes almost all country’s regional governors

November 26, 2014November 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition cabinet headed by Boiko Borissov has, close to three weeks after taking office, replaced 24 of the

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