SATURDAY
***Europe Day and the anniversary of the founding of the Council of Europe***
***Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo, one of its national holidays***
SUNDAY
***French voters head to voting booths to choose the country's next president***
***St. George Day, the most celebrated namesday in Bulgaria***
MONDAY
***Bulgaria Celebrates the Radio and Television Day***
***The anniversary of Lusitania's sinking, which brought US into World War I on the side of the Entente***
TUESDAY
***Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the defeat of the Nazi Germany in World War II***
***International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day***
WEDNESDAY
***Russia and the former Soviet Union celebrate Victory Day***
***EU celebrates Europe Day, the anniversary of the Schuman declaration***
*** Guitarists/blues singer Gary Moore will stage a free concert at Sofia's Batenberg Square***
THURSDAY
***Israel celebrates Independence Day***
***Pension reform in the EU conference begins in Paris***
FRIDAY
***110th anniversary since the death of Bulgarian classical writer Aleko Konstantinov***
***103rd anniversary since the birth of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali***