"Bulgaria has woken up and citizens have come out to protest against mafia and the oligarchy, but why has Europe not woken up yet?" - this is what protesters at the Eagles' Bridge in Sofia ask. For the second month in a row they have been calling for the..
On the 47 th day of protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of Premier Boyko Borissov and this country’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev demonstrators are to lay flowers before the regional administration of Sofia Region. The event follows a..
The 44th day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria ended peacefully. At the initiative of the BOEC association, the BNT building was blocked twice with a request for the director general Emil Koshlukov to resign . Later, the traditional procession on..
This morning, on the 44 th day of anti-government protests, the building of public service broadcaster Bulgarian National TV, BNT, was blocked by BOEC civil movement. The protesters barred BNT’s guests from entering the building through..
I see a new generation growing up in Bulgaria that looks a lot like their coevals in the Netherlands. I call it the Erasmus generation- young people who can travel, know the world, speak foreign languages, studied abroad. It fills me with hope..
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have distributed a counter-letter, with a sharp reaction to their colleagues who recently openly supported the protesters against the government and the Prosecutor General and called for civil..
The 43rd day of anti-government protests began at 8 a.m. this morning with a march from Eagles' Bridge , which ended with a new "surprise blockade" in front of the Anti-Corruption Commission building. Protesters demanded a meeting with the..
On the 42nd day of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, three central Sofia intersections remain blocked - at Eagles' Bridge, in front of Sofia University and the junction between the Presidency and the Council of Ministers. Participants in the..
Antigovernment protests in Bulgaria continue for the 42 nd consecutive day. According to information of people protesting at the three campsites downtown Sofia- Independence Square, the Sofia University and Eagle’s Bridge, there was no tension and..
Demonstrations demanding the resignation of Bulgaria’s cabinet and this country’s Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev are expected in the evening of the 41 st day of protests . Participants at the traditional evening protest "Protecting Democracy" are..
