Bulgaria, European Union and Protest

Far-right opponents of euro adoption storm EU offices in Bulgaria
Thousands of supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist pro-Russian Vazrazhdane (Revival) party fought with police on February 23 as they attempted to storm the European Union mission in Sofia during a protest against the country's planned adoption of the euro.
Bulgaria's Anti-Euro Protesters Try to Storm EU Mission Building
The anti-government protesters, chanting "Resignation" and "No to the Euro", threw red paint, firecrackers and Molotov cocktails at the EU building in the capital Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.
Anti-EU protesters storm EU mission in Bulgaria
Our EU office has been vandalized,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling the attack “outrageous.”
Clashes erupt as anti-Euro protesters attempt to storm EU mission in Bulgaria
If there is no referendum, we will block the work of the National Assembly,” said Kostadinov, whose party is the third largest in parliament. Bulgaria, which joined the EU in 2007, has been plagued by political instability over the last several years.
1,000 Bulgarian nationalists protest against government plans to adopt euro currency
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who demanded that the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone
Clashes erupt as Bulgarian nationalists march against euro
Several thousand people rallied outside Bulgaria's central bank and the European Commission building in Sofia to protest government plans to introduce the euro as official currency.Clashes broke out between police and nationalist protesters in Bulgaria's capital,
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