The Trakia highway in Bulgaria remains blocked for 7 days now by protesting miners and energy workers near the town of Stara Zagora. The Pass of the Republic, the Galabovo-Radnevo road, the Radnevo-Nova Zagora road and the main Ruse-Svilengrad road near the village of Glavan remain closed.
The protesters were firm that they would not lift the blockade until the territorial plans for the transition to non-coal energy, which the cabinet sent to the European Commission last week, were withdrawn.
Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev accused GERB leader Boyko Borissov and Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov of populism and reckless actions. Earlier today, the government announced it would allocate an additional 15 million leva (7.7 million euros) in subsidies..
A delegation led by Metropolitan Anthony and Professor Ivan Ivanov — a priest and theologian — represented the Bulgarian Patriarchate at the enthronement and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV on 18 and 19 May. They delivered an official..
The government has agreed to provide an additional €7.7 million in subsidies for Sofia's public transport. This was agreed at a meeting today between Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and union leaders, according to BNR reporter Tsvetelina Stoyanova...
Public transport in Sofia will resume as of Tuesday, May 20, Todor Kapitanov, Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria..
The government has agreed to provide an additional €7.7 million in subsidies for Sofia's public transport. This was agreed at a meeting today between..
Protesters in support of the preservation of the Bulgarian lev temporarily blocked traffic in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Sunday..
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