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Bulgarian police shut down ‘retro’ photo stall over Nazi uniforms

August 10, 2019August 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, tourism

Police in the Bulgarian Black Sea summer resort town of Sozopol have shut down a “retro” photo booth that had

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US investor building 300M leva entertainment complex in Bulgaria’s Svilengrad

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A large US fund is investing close to 300 million leva (about 150 million euro) in a large tourist entertainment

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister expects 50% increase in budget for advertising

July 22, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism will seek an increase of at least 50 per cent in the budget for advertising for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs change rules to fast-track beach concession tenders

July 18, 2019July 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved at second reading on July 18 amendments to the Concessions Act, meant to simplify the rules for

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Remnants of Roman dwelling found in centre of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

A team from heating energy distribution firm EVN Toplofikatsiya has found remnants of a Roman dwelling with a clay pipeline,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Black Sea Act amendments

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian Parliament voted on July 10 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s Black Sea Act

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Bulgaria 

Drop in tourist numbers expected at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in 2019 – Tourism Minister

July 5, 2019July 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts are expected to record lower visitor numbers in the 2019 summer season, which current estimates put

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Bulgaria 

Interior Ministry takes steps to ease traffic at Bulgaria-Greece Kulata checkpoint

July 5, 2019July 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

Five lanes will opened to ease the passage of cars from Bulgaria to Greece at the Kulata border checkpoint this

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Border Police: Flow of cars through Kulata to Greece 25% higher than last year

June 30, 2019July 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

The flow of cars through the Kulata border checkpoint to Greece is 25 per cent higher than at this time

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