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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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Bulgaria 

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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