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Sofia municipality to terminate road repair contracts with construction companies

October 3, 2017October 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova said on October 3 that she would terminate contracts with two companies which had been chosen

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Bulgaria 

New parking zone rules in Sofia take effect on October 1

October 1, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Fees for parking zones in Sofia now have to be paid from 8.30am to 7.30pm on weekdays. So far, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test civil defence warning sirens in Sofia and other cities on October 2

September 29, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgaria will hold a regular test of its civil defence warning siren system at 1pm on October 2 in Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry condemns vandalism of gravestones in Jewish part of Sofia cemetery

September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on September 15 that it condemned the vandalism of gravestones in the Jewish section of Central

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What’s On: 2017 ‘Kvartal’ Festival in Sofia from September 15 to 17

September 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

The Kvartal Festival 2017, the second of its kind, will be held in the Bulgarian capital from September 15 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry begins check on firearm licences after fatal shooting in Sofia

August 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Bulgarian Interior Ministry has begun a check on all issued firearm licences in the country following a fatal shooting

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient tavern, shops found under Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square

August 25, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

An archaeological team working at the site of Bulgarian capital Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square said that they had found a

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Bulgaria 

200 people questioned, condemnatory statements after assault of Bulgarian National Television journalist

July 26, 2017July 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

More than 200 people have been questioned after three men attacked and seriously injured Bulgarian National Television journalist Ivo Nikodimov,

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Bulgaria 

Sofia shelter dogs to feature in ‘Silent Prisoners’ exhibition to encourage adoption

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Twenty-eight of the dogs accommodated by Sofia’s Ekoravnovesie municipal company are being featured in a photographic exhibition entitled “Silent Prisoners”,

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