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Sofia deputy mayor resigns over controversial street repair project

December 4, 2018December 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia deputy mayor for transport Evgeni Krousev said on December 4 that he submitted his resignation after becoming a target

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Bulgaria 

Sofia city hall offers public transport day passes as smog persists

December 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall has authorised the sale of ‘green ticket’ day passes for all public transportation in the Bulgarian capital

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Bulgaria 

Smog over Sofia: poor air quality prompts city hall call to avoid car use

December 3, 2018December 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova called on the residents of the Bulgarian capital city to avoid using their cars on December

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National History Museum to exhibit gold and silver coins, jewellery found at Kaliakra Fortress

November 27, 2018December 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

Some of the most significant of the hundreds of gold and silver coins, as well as mediaeval jewellery from the

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Bulgaria 

German Christmas Market 2018 opens in Sofia on November 23

November 19, 2018November 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A traditional German Christmas market is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia for the eighth consecutive year, opening

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia sees first snow of winter 2018

November 18, 2018November 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first snow of the winter 2018 season descended on Bulgarian capital city Sofia on November 18. In the centre

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court releases from custody man accused of spraying anti-Le Pen message on Soviet Army Monument

November 18, 2018November 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia District Court has released from custody a 22-year-old man charged with hooliganism for allegedly spray-painting on the Soviet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria on November 18: Rain, snow and protests

November 17, 2018November 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Motorists in Bulgaria could face some difficulties on November 18, with protests possibly obstructing central Sofia and some other roads

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police arrest 22-year-old for anti-Le Pen graffiti on Soviet Army Monument

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgarian capital Sofia took a 22-year-old man into 72-hour custody after he sprayed graffiti on the Soviet Army

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