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EC approves 368M euro for Sofia Metro expansion

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Sofia

The European Commission said on April 26 that it has approved the allocation of 368 million euro from the European

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Central Railway Station revamp: Swanky interior, skanky English

April 26, 2016April 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The modernised Sofia Central Railway Station reopened on April 26 after a 62 million leva revamp which apparently did not

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Bulgaria 

Sofia urban mobility centre management resigns after public procurement row

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The management team of the Sofia city hall urban mobility centre has resigned, only days after the mayor of the

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Bulgaria 

Bus companies to protest in Sofia on April 26

April 25, 2016April 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bus companies are going ahead with a planned protest in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on April 26. More than 100

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force plans training flights ahead of May 6 parade

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Bulgarian Air Force will carry out practice flights over Sofia on May 3, 4 and 5 2016 ahead of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MP, deputy Sofia mayor resign over public procurement row

April 22, 2016April 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The deputy mayor for transport in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia, Lyubomir Hristov, and an MP for the country’s ruling

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Bulgaria 

Sofia’s Ancient Serdica archaeological complex opens

April 20, 2016November 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The Ancient Serdica archaeological complex, the result of five years’ work and a 15 million leva budget, opened in central

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Sofia History Museum exhibits latest archaeological discoveries

April 19, 2016April 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The second annual exhibition of archaeological discoveries in the Bulgarian capital city in the past year is being held at

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Campaign to encourage Bulgarians to ride bicycles

April 5, 2016April 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgarians are being encouraged to take part in cycling tour events in Sofia and Plovdiv on April 10 2016 as

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