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Construction on the third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system was progressing on schedule, with the first section scheduled to begin operation in October 2019, the head […]
Repairs and restoration work on the landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia would cost about four million leva (about tw ...
The municipality in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia signed on January 29 a 44.7 million leva (about 22.8 million euro) contract with Polish firm P ...
Schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will be closed from January 28 to February 4 inclusive following the declaration of an influenza epidem ...
Schools in Bulgaria’s districts of Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna and Dobrich will be closed from January 22 because of an influenza epidemic. The declaration refers to the district of Sofia, not […]
Open-air concerts are scheduled for Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, as well as second city Plovdiv, “sea capital” Varna and Black Sea city Bourgas for December 31 2018. In Sofia, the “Stage […]
The eyes of the statue of 10th century ruler Tsar Samuil in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will glow no more. When the statue, the work of sculptor Alexander Haitov, was […]
A retro tram themed “Christmas Fairy” is to run on a route in Bulgarian capital city Sofia from December 17 to 23. The first will run on December 17 at […]
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on December 11 that it formally charged former Sofia deputy mayor for transport Evgeni Krousev with malfeasance in office, which could cause damages of about five […]
Sofia’s municipal council decided on December 6 to ease the requirements on the sale of “green ticket” day passes, currently the main tool available to the city to encourage residents […]
