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Bulgarian police announce security measures for Sofia Pride parade

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city have announced security measures for the 2016 Sofia Pride parade and the counter-protest to be

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Bulgaria 

Calls to avert clashes over 2016 Sofia Pride parade

June 16, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia municipality has proposed changing the timing of the 2016 Sofia Pride parade and of a counter-protest, after Sofia Pride

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Pride 2016 parade to be held on June 18

June 14, 2016June 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ninth annual Sofia Pride parade in support of LGBTI people is to be held on June 18, with the

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Bulgaria 

Hyatt Regency hotel to open in Sofia in 2018

June 9, 2016June 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The first Hyatt-branded hotel in Bulgaria will open in the country’s capital city of Sofia in 2018, following an agreement

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Bulgaria Transport Ministry invites bids for Sofia Airport concession

June 3, 2016June 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said on June 3 that it has formally opened the tender to pick a concession operator for

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Bulgaria 

In EU capitals, residents of Sofia and Bucharest least happy about noise, air quality

June 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Sofia

Residents of Romania’s capital city Bucharest and Bulgaria’s capital Sofia are least satisfied with the quality of the air and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria steps up airport security ahead of summer tourist season

June 1, 2016June 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia, tourism, Varna

Bulgaria is increasing security at the country’s airports ahead of the summer 2016 tourism season, the Interior Ministry said on

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Bulgaria 

Sofia public transport ticket price hike set to go into effect despite protests

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The price of public transport tickets in Bulgarian capital Sofia will increase from one lev to 1.60 leva on June

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian nationalists propose burqa ban in Sofia

May 9, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

A Bulgarian nationalist group in Sofia municipal council has tabled a proposal to ban the wearing of the burqa in

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