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2014 is record year for cruise ships visiting Bulgaria

September 27, 2014September 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

The year 2014 has been a record year for cruise ships visiting Bulgaria, with the Black Sea port of Varna

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Bulgaria 

NATO warships visit Bulgaria’s Varna after Black Sea exercise

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Varna

Two NATO warships, Canada’s HMCS Toronto and Spain’s ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón, are visiting Varna after taking part in

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv toasts European Capital of Culture 2019 success at 500m table

September 13, 2014September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Varna

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, named by an international jury as their recommendation for European Capital of Culture 2019, toasted its

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Bulgaria 

Varna considering appealing against choice of Plovdiv as 2019 European Capital of Culture – report

September 11, 2014September 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna, one of three on the shortlist for European Capital of Culture 2019 that lost

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv named as European Capital of Culture 2019

September 5, 2014September 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv has been named as European Capital of Culture 2019. The announcement was made at a special

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Bulgaria 

Costs mount from Bulgaria’s June floods, Sofia July hailstorm

July 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Varna, Varna floods, Veliko Turnovo

Sofia municipality has put in a claim for a million leva (about 500 000 euro) for cleaning critical infrastructure after

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Bulgaria 

Dealing with Varna’s Asparouhovo flood damage to cost more than 23 million leva – estimate

July 9, 2014July 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

Drainage and cleaning after the deadly flood that struck the Asparouhovo area of Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna cost

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Bulgaria 

Residents of Varna’s Asparouhovo protest against forced evacuation of homes after floods

July 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna, Varna floods

Residents of homes in Varna’s flood-hit Asparouhovo area forced out by compulsory evacuation orders after the disastrous June deluge protested

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Bulgaria 

Varna resident wins Bulgarian lottery jackpot

June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

A resident of the Black Sea city of Varna won the 5.03 million leva (about 2.57 million euro) jackpot in

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