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Plovdiv Jazz Summer continues in Markovo at end of August

August 13, 2022September 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv Jazz Summer continues at the end of August with three concerts between August 26 and 28 in the village

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Leisure 

Plovdiv Jazz Summer 2022 coming in August

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv Jazz Summer 2022 is to be held from August 3 to 5 in the city, with a second part

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s first day care centre for children of Ukrainian refugees opens in Plovdiv

May 28, 2022May 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s first day centre for children of Ukrainian refugees has opened in the country’s second city Plovdiv, Bulgarian National Television

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Bulgaria 

Opera Open 2022 in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv starts on June 19

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The annual Opera Open festival in Plovdiv starts on June 19 2022 with a Concert for Peace at the Ancient

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Bulgaria 

Wine and Gourmet Festival in Plovdiv this weekend

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, wine

This year’s Wine and Gourmet Festival in Plovdiv’s Old Town is being held on May 14 and 15. The official

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district to stop sending media daily Covid-19 morbidity reports

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district is to stop sending the media daily reports on Covid-19 morbidity, given the low levels of morbidity

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Bulgaria 

Thousands in protests in Bulgarian cities against Russia’s war on Ukraine

March 26, 2022March 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Russia, Sofia, Ukraine, Varna

Thousands of Bulgarians turned out on March 26 in protests in various cities in the country against Russia’s war on

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Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry: More than 43 000 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria since February 24

March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Plovdiv, Russia, Sofia, Ukraine

Since February 24, the beginning of Vladimir Putin’s current invasion of Ukraine, more than 43 000 Ukrainians have entered Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria 

Volunteers who speak Russian, Ukrainian or English needed for Plovdiv-Ukraine district HQ

March 8, 2022March 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Russia, Ukraine

Recruitment of volunteers who speak Russian, Ukrainian or English, needed for the new Plovdiv-Ukraine district headquarters, is beginning immediately, district

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