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Traffic Police in Bulgaria’s capital to fine riders of electric scooters

September 4, 2019September 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Electric scooters have no right to travel on roads in Sofia and traffic police would penalise users, Commissioner Lyubomir Kostadinov,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s local elections: Sofia mayor Fandukova sees Manolova candidacy as serious, not scary

September 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova, seeking a fourth term in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 local elections, said that she sees the challenge

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Fandukova seeks fourth term as Sofia mayor

September 2, 2019September 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019, Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova confirmed on September 2 that she would seek a fourth term in office in Bulgaria’s autumn

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgarian team finds parts of Serdica’s northern fortification walls

August 8, 2019August 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Parts of the northern fortress walls of Serdica, an ancient name for Sofia, have been discovered by a team of

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Bulgaria 

Man dies, woman seriously injured as violent storms sweep Sofia, Plovdiv

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

A man died and a woman is in critical condition after violent storms swept Bulgaria’s cities of Sofia and Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

Sofia metro line 3 opening delayed to February 2020 due to train testing

August 2, 2019August 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The opening of the third line of the Sofia metro underground rapid transit system has been pushed back from October

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Street repair in Sofia uncovers late Ottoman wall

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Ahead of a scheduled official briefing by Sofia’s deputy mayor and an archaeologist, some media had reported the finding of

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Bulgaria 

World Bank Group opens new office for shared services in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

July 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, World Bank

The World Bank Group opened on July 18 a new office to host shared services in Sofia, Bulgaria to provide

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Bulgaria 

Court orders Sofia city hall to wash streets to reduce air pollution

July 8, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia City Court ruled on July 8 to require Sofia city hall to wash streets more frequently in order to

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