Bulgaria, European Union and nationalist protesters

Bulgaria to ask for EU assessment on its readiness to adopt euro next year
Bulgaria will ask the European Commission and the European Central Bank for an assessment on whether the Balkan country meets all criteria to join the euro zone in January next year, its finance minister said on Monday.
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
Bulgaria’s pro-Russian party vandalises EU offices in Sofia
SOFIA – The pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party vandalised the EU office in Sofia during its protest against Bulgaria’s possible accession to the eurozone, drawing sharp reactions from Ursula von der Leyen and all parliamentary parties. The pro-Russian party agitators threw red…
Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone
Police said that several demonstrators had been arrested, while some officers had been injured during the clashes. View on euronews
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 Sofia, setting the front door on fire before the police pushed them away.
Bulgaria's Revival Party Clashes Over Euro Adoption
Supporters of Bulgaria's ultra-nationalist Revival party clashed with police while attempting to storm the EU mission in Sofia. Protests erupted against Bulgaria's plans to adopt the euro, with demonstrators voicing concerns over loss of financial independence.
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.
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 Eurozone Entry Sparks Nationalist Protests
Nationalist protesters clashed with police in Sofia, Bulgaria, over government plans to join the eurozone. Organized by the Vazrazhdane party, the demonstrations involved red paint and firecrackers thrown at the European Commission office.
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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