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Bulgaria Interior Minister Will Not Accept Staff Salary Cuts (Novinite.com) [Mar 19, 2010] Bulgaria Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has stated that his ministry employees will not accept any cut in wages. "Following the same logic, the professional management may refuse to talk with the protesters," he added in relation to the forthcoming protest by the police. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Police Syndicates Set for New Strike (Novinite.com) [Mar 14, 2010] Bulgaria?s police syndicates have announced that a new strike is going to take place on Saturday, March 20. The Syndicate Federation of the Interior Ministry Employees are staging the protest under the slogan ?Let?s Bring the Interior Ministry back to the People.? [via YahooNews] More >>

Only 50 Attend Bulgaria Latest Anti-GMO Protest (Novinite.com) [Mar 13, 2010] About 50 people gathered Saturday in downtown Sofia to voice their latest protest against the amendments of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Act. The rally is organized by several civic organizations and NGOs and was held under the motto: ?Patriots for Bulgaria Clean of GMO.? [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Conservatives Demand PM Resignation (Novinite.com) [Mar 10, 2010] Bulgaria's conservative Order, Law and Justice (RZS) party organized a rally and march in downtown Sofia Wednesday in sign of protest against the GERB rule. [via YahooNews] More >>

Greek farmers open border after talks with Bulgaria - Summary (EARTHtimes.org) [Jan 22, 2010] Athens - Greek farmers opened a key border post with neighbouring Bulgaria on Friday after a week-long blockade in protest at government austerity measures. Ignoring requests from Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou for dialogue, the farmers agree... [via YahooNews] More >>