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Bulgarian government grants EU funds to turn Vidin Synagogue into cultural centre

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Vidin

Vidin mayor Ognyan Tsenkov has expressed thanks after Bulgaria’s government agreed to further support for the municipality for the project

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Bulgaria 

#artofdanube: Kilometre-long portrait of Danube to visit two places in Bulgaria

July 25, 2018July 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Vidin

A kilometre-long painting of the Danube, the world’s longest, is on tour through 13 cities along the river in summer

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects Bishop Daniil as new Metropolitan of Vidin

February 4, 2018February 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Vidin

By a vote of 11 to two on February 4, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, elected

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Bulgaria 

Election of new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Vidin to be held on January 28

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Vidin

The election of a new Metropolitan of Vidin will be held on January 28 2018, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Shalom Jewish organisation donates Vidin Synagogue to municipality

November 25, 2017November 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Vidin

The mayor of Vidin, Ognyan Tsenkov, and the head of the local branch of the Shalom Organization of the Jews

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish community to donate Vidin Synagogue to municipality

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Vidin

The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria has decided to donate the synagogue in Vidin, a port town in

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors ask for Vidin mayor to be removed from office over criminal charges

August 3, 2014August 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Vidin

The Vidin District Court will hear on August 7 2014 a request from prosecutors to remove from office Vidin mayor

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Vidin arrested over contracts for food for kindergartens

August 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Vidin

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) has arrested the mayor of the northern city of Vidin in connection with

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