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Bulgaria’s long weekend ends: Avalanche warnings, landslides and swollen rivers

March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgaria approached the end of its Liberation Day long weekend on March 5, with warnings of avalanches in some mountain

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Sofia International Film Festival 2018 opens officially on March 7

March 4, 2018March 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The 22nd Sofia Film Festival opens on March 7 2018 in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, NDK,

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Bulgaria 

Almost half of schools in Bulgaria closed because of severe winter weather

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia, Varna

Heavy snowfalls and difficult road conditions have led to almost half of the schools in Bulgaria being closed, according to

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Bulgaria 

Army assists in snow-clearing in northern Bulgaria for a third day

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Personnel and equipment from Bulgaria’s 55th Engineering Regiment were continuing, for a third day, to assist the population in the

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition ‘The Bassat Collection Contemporary Art of Spain’ opens at Bulgaria’s National Art Gallery on March 1

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Sofia

An exhibition entitled ‘The Bassat Collection Contemporary Art of Spain’ opens at the Palace venue of Bulgaria’s National Art Gallery

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Bulgaria 

Snowfall, freezing temperatures in Bulgaria again close some schools, part of motorway

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia

Schools in Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Varna and Bourgas were closed on February 28 because of severe winter weather

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Bulgaria 

Paid parking system in Sofia again suspended because of snowy conditions

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The operation of the green and blue zones paid parking system in Bulgarian capital Sofia was suspended for a second

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Bulgaria 

Sofia ‘closes’ blue and green parking zones in city because of heavy snowfall on February 26

February 26, 2018February 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia municipality said on February 26 that the blue and green paid parking zones in the Bulgarian capital were closed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: ‘Code Yellow’ potentially dangerous weather warning for 10 districts for February 26

February 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

The “Code Yellow” warning for potentially hazardous weather warning has been issued for 10 districts in eastern Bulgaria for February

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