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Day: May 8, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s supreme court rejects attempt to block Peevski from European Parliament election

May 8, 2019May 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019, Delyan Peevski, Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected an appeal against the stance of the Central Election Commission (CEC) that Delyan Peevski

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Bulgaria 

2019 Sofia Science Festival is on from May 9 to 12

May 8, 2019May 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The ninth annual Sofia Science Festival opens on May 9 at Sofia Tech Park and continues to May 12, with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet allocates 9M leva for machine voting costs

May 8, 2019May 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Government said on May 8 that it allocated nine million leva to the Central Electoral Commission to cover costs

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Bulgaria 

Romania hands over to Bulgaria 5 suspects in million euro telephone fraud operation

May 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Romanian authorities handed over five Bulgarian citizens, suspects in a telephone fraud group alleged to have cheated people of two

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to open a consulate in Barcelona

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet, meeting on May 8, approved the opening of a consulate in Barcelona, transferring more

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Bulgaria 

Kinomorphia Short Film Festival opens in Sofia on May 15

May 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The second Kinomorphia Short Film Festival is being held in Sofia from May 15 to 20. “Over the course of

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition of photos by Josef Koudelka ‘Exiles’ at Sofia City Art Gallery

May 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition by award-winning photographer Josef Koudelka, entitled “Exiles” is on at Sofia City Art Gallery until June 9 2019.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders wish country’s Muslims well during Ramadan

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev is to host an iftar dinner on May 8 on the occasion of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had highest drop in EU in people unable to pay bills, but still in first place

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the highest rate of severe material deprivation in the European Union in 2018, but also had the largest

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