Bulgaria News » Plovdiv News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Government: Bulgaria's 'Alyosha' Statue Eyed For Removal After Sofia Monument Demolition
News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-soviet-monument-alyosha-plovdiv-debate/32778285.html
Published on: Tuesday 16 January 2024
Protestors gathered in the central Bulgarian city of Plovdiv on January 17 after news emerged of local politicians seeking to dismantle a hilltop monument to the Soviet Red Army known as "Alyosha." On ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Government: Mass protests in Bulgaria: Government collapses immediately ahead of introduction of the euro
News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/12/17/tdrj-d17.html
Published on: Tuesday 16 December 2025
Sustained mass protests forced the Bulgarian government of Prime Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov (GERB) to resign last week. This further intensifies the political crisis in the country, which plans to ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Government: Bulgaria: Court Blocks Karlovo Referendum on Gunpowder Plant
News channel or source: https://www.novinite.com/articles/239481/Bulgaria%3A+Court+Blocks+Karlovo+Referendum+on+Gunpowder+Plant
Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026
The Administrative Court in Plovdiv has issued a final ruling overturning the Karlovo Municipal Council's decision to hold a local referendum on the planned gunpowder plant in Iganovo and the ...