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The demolition of the first four illegal buildings in the Roma neighbourhood of the Bulgarian village of Garmen should begin on Monday.
According to schedule, another two illegal houses should be demolished on July 13, daily Sega reports.
The demolition became necessary after a fight between Bulgarian and Roma residents over loud music grew into a series of protests against the illegal settlers at the end of May.
This has unleashed a wave of discontent, with locals protesting on a daily basis for more than a month and calling on the state to apply the laws equally to all citizens.
This forced the state authorities to finalise the procedures on the demolition of the illegal buildings, a process which has been delayed for years.
However Roma settlers have still not removed their belongings and have no intention of doing so as they have nowhere else to go.
Some of the Roma settlers have threatened to set themselves on fire rather than allow their houses to be demolished.
In return, Bulgarians are threatening to renew the protest in case the demolition does not go forward as planned.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
Every 20 minutes, fire alerts are received from across Bulgaria.
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