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‘Ethno kitchen on wheels’ in Plovdiv to feature different cuisines from May 17 to 19

May 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The third annual Ethno Kitchen on Wheels opens in Plovdiv on May 17 at 6pm, featuring a range of ethnic

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘The Rediscovered World of Old Europe’ opens at Plovdiv Archaeological Museum on May 14

May 10, 2019May 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

An exhibition entitled “The Rediscovered World of Old Europe” displaying archaeological discoveries from all over Bulgaria – with an insured

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolai launches stinging attack on Pope’s visit

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Plovdiv

Controversial hardline Plovdiv Metropolitan of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Nikolai, has launched a vitriolic attack on the visit to the

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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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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv 2019: Minority nationalist councillors continue campaign against Balkan Pride

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The ultra-nationalist VMRO minority party in the Plovdiv City Council is continuing its campaign against the Balkan Pride event, this

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Bulgaria 

Galway, European Capital of Culture 2020, shows support for Bulgaria’s Plovdiv after Balkan Pride row

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Hosting a meeting of European Capitals of Culture representatives, the Irish city of Galway has posted a photograph on Facebook

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Bulgaria 

‘Balkan Pride’ row: City council rejects call for Plovdiv 2019 artistic director to resign

April 8, 2019April 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An April 8 special meeting of the Plovdiv City Council, called at the request of nationalist and socialist critics of

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Bulgaria 

German President visits the Berlin Wall – in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

April 5, 2019April 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Visiting Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was shown decorated fragments of the

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv City Council to hold special meeting on Plovdiv 2019 Foundation controversy

April 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A special meeting of Plovdiv City Council is to be held on April 8 following a petition by opposition councillors

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