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Armed Forces Day: Military helicopters to fly low over Bulgaria’s capital Sofia

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian Air Force helicopters will fly low over Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in rehearsals for the May 6 Armed Forces

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Bulgaria 

CoE rapporteur on human rights deeply concerned by demolition of Roma houses in Bulgaria’s capital

April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe,

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Bulgaria 

Fourth LUNAR Festival of Lights to be held in Bulgaria’s capital in May

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The fourth LUNAR Festival of Lights will be held over four evenings between May 8 and 11 2025 in Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘I, The Artist’ of works by Gatsev to open at Sofia City Art Gallery

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of works by Bulgarian artist Stefan Gatsev entitled “I, The Artist” is to open at Sofia City Art

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Bulgaria’s Sofia to be home to one of EU’s six new AI factories in 90M euro project

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected six new sites across Europe to host additional AI Factories, which are

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Bulgaria 

Anglican Church in Sofia celebrating 25 years of worship and community

March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Anglican Church in Sofia is celebrating 25 years of serving the English-speaking Christian community in Bulgaria, the church said

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Bulgaria 

Tourists visiting Bulgaria’s capital Sofia up 10% in 2024 y/y

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continues to attract more and more tourists, with a significant increase of 10 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘Picasso: Graphics from the National Gallery Collection’ opens at Kvadrat 500 on January 8

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition entitled “Picasso: Graphics from the National Gallery Collection” opens at Hall 24 of the National Gallery’s Kvadrat 500

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Bulgaria 

Tekla Alexieva ‘Encyclopaedia of Boundlessness’ exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

An exhibition of work by Tekla Alexieva entitled Encyclopaedia of Boundlessness opens at Sofia City Art Gallery on December 4

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