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Hundreds of Bulgarians joined a fresh protest rally against the country’s embattled government on Monday evening.
As in the past several days, part of the protesters gathered in front of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, blocking an intersection and expressing their support for the protesting students who have occupied the university’s main building for almost two weeks now.
The other group of demonstrators started their rally in front of the Council of Ministers building and later reached Sofia University.
Th ongoing occupation of university buildings across the country has injected new life into a persistent anti-government movement, which entered its 144th day on Monday. -
The university occupation movement was triggered by the Constitutional Court’s controversial decision to confirm the status of notorious media mogul Delyan Peevski as Member of Parliament earlier in October.
On June 14, Peevski was elected and swore in as chair of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security, a move that prompted massive anti-corruption protests in EU’s poorest member state.
The appointment was canceled, but protesters proceeded to demand the government’s resignation over its suspected ties with oligarchs. The demonstrations were later fueled by a number of other controversial appointments and by wider concerns about corruption.
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.
I feel no moral guilt towards anyone. This was stated by Kiril Petkov, answering a question whether he would apologize to the Bulgarian people for violating the Constitution.
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