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Day: May 2, 2019

Bulgaria 

European Parliament election 2019: Bulgarians to have ‘I don’t support anyone’ option

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission presented the ballot papers for the country’s May 26 2019 European Parliament elections, which include an

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Rakovski: Pope wants to be among the people

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Security measures for the May 6 visit by Pope Francis to the town of Rakovski will not be Draconian because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government officials take part in March of the Living on YomHaShoah

May 2, 2019May 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgaria’s National Co-ordinator against Antisemitism, Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, was among government officials to take part in the March

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Europe 

DiscoverEU: New round of applications for 20 000 free travel passes for 18-year-olds opens on May 2

May 2, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A new round of applications for a total of 20 000 free travel passes opens to 18-year-old European Union citizens

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to hold ‘Aylyak Parade’ on May 4

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The second consecutive annual Aylyak Parade will be held in Plovdiv on May 4 2019 at 5.30pm, from Rayko Daskalov

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Europe 

Candidates in North Macedonia’s presidential elections call for large voter turnout

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

With only two days remaining in the North Macedonia presidential election campaign, with the second round to be held on

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