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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv further eases anti-epidemic measures at restaurants

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv district is dropping, as of February 24, the requirement that restaurants, gambling halls and casinos use no more

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Bulgaria: Plovdiv amends new anti-epidemic measures

January 29, 2022February 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

The district of Plovdiv has amended its new anti-epidemic measures that are to take effect on January 31. Initially, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, other districts, step up anti-epidemic measures

January 28, 2022January 31, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s district of Plovdiv is stepping up anti-epidemic measures after the region it is in was classified as in stage

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv mayor pledges not to cut street lighting, as bills skyrocket

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has pledged not to limit street lighting, even as the municipality’s electricity bills are skyrocketing, according

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Bulgaria 

Open-air ice rinks in Bulgaria’s Sofia, Plovdiv from December 1

November 25, 2021November 26, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

The Yunak 1200-square metre open-air ice rink is to open next to Vassil Levski metro station in Bulgaria’s capital city

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Bulgaria 

Antonio Sánchez, Brad Mehldau Trio to star at Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2021

October 6, 2021October 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The line-up for the Plovdiv Jazz Fest 2021, being held from October 29 to 31, includes Grammy award winners Antonio

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s July elections: Ban on sale of alcohol in Plovdiv

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Plovdiv

There is a ban on the sale of alcohol in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv on July 11, parliamentary election day.

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv is Bulgaria’s most-preferred destination for internal migration

April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Of the close to 200 000 people in Bulgaria who changed address within the country in 2020, more than 21

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Bulgaria 

Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv opens to public on April 19

April 18, 2021April 20, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis, site of a Christian church estimated to date from the fourth century and which boasts

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