Bulgarian President, head of government speak out against ethnic tension
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has spoken out strongly against escalation of ethnic tension in the country in recent days, calling
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Plovdiv mosque attack: Fallout continues
After the February 14 attack on a Plovdiv mosque by a mob made up largely of football fan club members,
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Attackers of Plovdiv mosque fined for hooliganism
The first four people involved in a February 14 2014 mob attack on the historic Dzhumaya mosque in Plovdiv have
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Turkish ambassador ‘concerned’ over attack on Plovdiv mosque
The Turkish ambassador to Bulgaria, Süleyman Gökçe, has expressed concern at the attack on the Dzhumaya mosque in Plovdiv by
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Anti-Islamic mob of ‘football fans’ smashes windows of Plovdiv mosque
Hurling paving stones, rocks and fireworks, a large mob of protesters – many of them from football fan clubs –
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Earthquake of 3.7 on Richter scale 27km from Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
An earthquake of 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at 7.04am on January 29 2014 about 11km from Perushtitsa
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Municipal councillors in Bulgaria’s largest cities vote themselves big pay increases
Municipal councillors in Bulgaria’s largest cities – Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna – have voted themselves large pay increases, with salaries
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Ice rink opens in Plovdiv on December 21
An open-air ice rink is expected to open in central Plovdiv on December 21 2013. Building of the ice rink
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Four cities shortlisted for Bulgaria’s European Capital of Culture 2019
Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Veliko Turnovo have been shortlisted out of an initial list of eight to be named European
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