Galway, European Capital of Culture 2020, shows support for Bulgaria’s Plovdiv after Balkan Pride row
Hosting a meeting of European Capitals of Culture representatives, the Irish city of Galway has posted a photograph on Facebook
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‘Balkan Pride’ row: City council rejects call for Plovdiv 2019 artistic director to resign
An April 8 special meeting of the Plovdiv City Council, called at the request of nationalist and socialist critics of
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German President visits the Berlin Wall – in Bulgaria’s 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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Plovdiv City Council to hold special meeting on Plovdiv 2019 Foundation controversy
A special meeting of Plovdiv City Council is to be held on April 8 following a petition by opposition councillors
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Opposition in Plovdiv city council launches renewed attack on Plovdiv 2019 Foundation, Balkan Pride
A group of opposition members of Plovdiv city council is petitioning for a special meeting of the council to demand
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Bulgarian prosecutors probe Plovdiv taxi firms for 5M leva tax evasion
Prosecutors in Plovdiv have started a process of questioning about 2000 taxi drivers in Bulgaria’s second city in connection with
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Orpheus, directed by Stefano Poda, to feature in Plovdiv’s Opera Open in June 2019
Highlights of the Opera Open 2019 festival in Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv will include a premiere of Orpheus on June
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Homophobic graffiti on Plovdiv 2019 HQ latest attack on ‘Balkan Pride’ project
Homophobic graffiti was daubed on the headquarters of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation on March 19 in the latest attack on
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Western Balkans Band BG to play Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre on June 1
The Western Balkans Band BG will have a concert at the Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv on June
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