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Bulgaria’s September 19 – 22 long weekend weather – sunny turning to rain

September 18, 2015September 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

Bulgaria heads into a long weekend from September 19 to 22, with the weather in major cities promising warm and

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What’s On: Major exhibition of a pioneer in printmaking in Bulgaria, at the National Gallery in Sofia

September 17, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of the work of one of the pioneers in printmaking in Bulgaria, Josef Pitter, opens at the National Gallery

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Sofia History Museum opens on September 17 2015

September 17, 2015October 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia History Museum has its long-awaited official opening on September 17 2015, with its halls showing exhibits from different

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Leisure 

What’s On: Comedy Fest Sofia 2.0

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Comedy Fest Sofia 2.0 opens at Studio 5 at the National Palace of Culture, NDK, on September 27 and continues

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Business 

Newag to make metro trains for Bulgarian capital

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland, Sofia

Rolling stock producer Newag in a consortium with Siemens Siemens A.G. and Siemens EOOD won a 142 million euro contract for

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Bulgaria 

BSP MP Kadiev breaks ranks to stand as independent mayoral candidate in Sofia

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015, Sofia

Georgi Kadiev, a Bulgarian Socialist Party MP frequently at odds with the leadership of the party, confirmed on September 9

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Bulgaria 

Battle lines in major cities in Bulgaria’s October 2015 mayoral elections

September 4, 2015May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2015, Plovdiv, Rousse, Sofia, Varna

With seven weeks to go before the first round of Bulgaria’s mayoral and municipal elections on October 25 2015, the

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Bulgaria 

‘Bulgarian taxi drivers cash in on illegal migration’

September 3, 2015September 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian taxi drivers have got into the people-trafficking business, charging between 200 and 300 leva (about 102 to 153 euro)

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Bulgaria 

Police detain more than 130 in Sofia in operation against illegal migration

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Between 130 and 160 people were detained in Sofia in an operation by police, the State Agency for National Security

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