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Sofia Marathon 2018 draws record number of participants

October 11, 2018October 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

This year’s Sofia Marathon, to be held on several of the Bulgarian capital city’s major boulevards on October 14, will

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Bulgaria 

EU funding for upgrade of tram lines in Sofia

October 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A total of 46.6 million euro from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is invested to upgrade tram infrastructure and

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Bulgaria 

Quality of life: Among 24 European cities, Sofia residents least satisfied with schools

September 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Residents of Bulgarian capital Sofia were least satisfied with the quality of schools and other educational facilities in the city,

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Bulgaria 

Volunteers join ‘Shalom’, Sofia municipality initiative to clean off swastikas, hate slogans in Bulgarian capital

September 16, 2018September 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

More than 100 volunteers turned out on September 16 to take part in an initiative by the Organization of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia seeing ‘unprecedented tourism boom’ – report

September 13, 2018September 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian capital city Sofia has become a much more popular and preferred tourist destination, with a stable increase in tourism

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Bulgaria 

‘Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom’ campaign launched

September 11, 2018March 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

A campaign entitled “Sofia – City of Tolerance and Wisdom” was launched in the Bulgarian capital on September 11 with

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Bulgaria 

Soviet Army monument in Sofia daubed on 74th anniversary of invasion of Bulgaria

September 9, 2018September 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Soviet Army monument in central Sofia was daubed with paint in the early hours of September 9 2018, the

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of work by Eliezer Alcheh opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on September 21

August 28, 2018August 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

An exhibition of work by Vidin-born Bulgarian Jewish artist Eliezer Alcheh, held to mark the 110th anniversary of his birth,

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Bulgaria 

Works from Boyan Radev’s collection of Bulgarian paintings on exhibition at National Gallery

August 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Ninety-one paintings from the collection of Boyan Radev, owner of one of the largest private collections of art in Bulgaria,

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