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Sofia to test siren alarm system on April 3 2017

March 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sirens will sound in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia at on April 3 at 1pm in a test of the early warning

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Bulgaria 

Alitalia’s Sofia – Rome flights on March 20 cancelled because of Italian air traffic controllers’ strike

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A strike by some Italian air traffic controllers’ unions on March 20 has resulted in the cancellation of the March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian law enforcement busts people-trafficking organised crime group in Sofia

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Sofia

In a joint operation on March 7 by Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, Interior Ministry and prosecutors, an organised

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 parliamentary elections: Battles for the cities shape up

February 22, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Volen Siderov

With the deadline for political parties and coalitions competing in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections having passed, the

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Sofia court overturns 2016 public transport ticket price hike

February 22, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia City Administrative Court ruled on February 22 to overturn the city hall regulation that led to an increase in

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Bulgaria 

Chapter may be closing on Sofia’s Slaveikov Square bookstalls

February 21, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The open-air bookstalls on Slaveikov Square in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia could be facing being closed or limited only to certain

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Bulgaria 

Lukov March 2017 goes ahead in spite of mayoral ban over foreign neo-Nazi involvement

February 18, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The torchlight Lukov March proceeded through the streets of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on the evening of February 18 in spite

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Bulgaria 

‘No Nazis in Our Streets’ protest held in Sofia against Lukov March

February 12, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A procession themed “No Nazis in Our Streets” was held in Sofia on February 12 against the planned annual Lukov

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Bulgaria 

Shocking? Bulgaria’s bitter winter weather causes high electricity bills

February 8, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Plovdiv, Sofia

In what is hardly a surprise development, the prolonged sub-zero winter weather in Bulgaria in January has resulted in high

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