In a new twist to the expected farmer's protests on the Bulgaria-Romania border on February 4, the Interior Ministry Chief Commissar, Pavlin Dimitrov, shockingly stated Tuesday that the police will not allow farmers to disturb traffic flows at any of the Danube border crossing points.

He was asked to comment on the dairy producers' intention to block traffic at three checkpoints with Romania - in Vidin, Rousse and Oryahovo - following the example of their Greek colleagues who have been disrupting traffic between Bulgaria and Greece for more than a week now.

"The Traffic Act says that no one can block traffic on Bulgarian roads, no matter what the reason, and we will take measures to stop people from doing it," Dimitrov stated.

He also noted that police in Oryahovo will receive reinforcements just in case.

Farmers from all over northern and southern Bulgaria have decided to go out onto the streets in protest, reported actualno.com

One of the largest protests away from the border is scheduled for February 4, starting at noon on the new section of Trakia motorway near Stara Zagora.

The Protesters' main demand is that the Agriculture Ministry finally updates the cattle owner's registry, which is used to identify the recipients and size of cattle farming subsidies; they are also upset about constantly low milk and prices.

Following the failure to update the registry recently, some subsidies went to farmers who had slaughtered their livestock. Others received no subsidies, even though they were entitled to, protesters have claimed.

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