Miners and energy workers blocked traffic in the center of Sofia – From the day

Miners and energy workers, members of KNSB and CT “Podkrepa”, gathered in protest in front of the buildings of the National Assembly and the Council of Ministers.

They expect parliament to vote to delay electricity liberalization for at least another three years.

Thousands of miners and energy workers from all over the country gathered there and announced that they expect several more buses to arrive in Sofia. They expect the National Assembly to vote on postponing liberalization at least until 2029.

Traffic in the “Largoto” area, as well as on “Tsar Osvoboditel” and “Dondukov” boulevards – from “G.S. Rakovski” street, has been stopped.

“Maritsa – East” is going away. What are we protesting for? Don’t you see? For work, what to protest? For work, for bread. We are here to save our jobs and our livelihoods. I work at the “Bobov dol” thermal power station. If they stop coal mining, they will also stop the thermal power plants. I don’t know where we will go, we have no decision. That’s what we’re here for. The first 160 people have already been laid off in “Maritsa – East”. Redundancies also begin in Bobov dol. And we are concerned about them, and about ourselves, of course,” protestors commented.

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Erol Emilov worked on the publication

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