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Protests in Bulgaria: supporters of the pro -Russian party set fire to EU representative office

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< IMG SRC = "https://img.tsn.ua/cached/368/tsn-7a7Afafe7a64cd96a891771cf6b F5B51/Thumbs/1036x648/FD/61/65768432F282F5303C0E7666BDA61FD.JPEG " />~ 60 >< strong > During clashes in Sofia, about 10 police officers received minor injuries and about six protesters were detained.

< p > several in the capital of Bulgaria Thousands of supporters of the ultra -rationalist party “Vzrazhdan” (“Renaissance”), which is known for their sympathies to Russia, tried to storm the building of the European Union. The protest began due to government plans to introduce the euro next year.

< p > this is reported by reuters.

< p > anti -government protesters chanted “resignation” and “no euro”, threw red paint, firecrackers and cocktails of Molotov into the EU building in Sofia, and then imprisoned the front door before the police pushed them. < IMG Class = "C-Card__mbed__img" SRC = "https://img.tsn.ua/cached/441/tsn-7a7Afafe7A64CD96A891771CF 6BF5B51/Thumbs/608xx/9b/CB/0849edC6E40A71DDCF6D06812FB0CB9B.JPEG " width = "608" height = "405" alt = "Protesters set fire to the EU representative office in Sofia/© Associated Press" > 60 > about 10 police officers received minor injuries and about six people were detained, reported Media senior police official after Protest.

< p > government condemned the attack on the EU buildings, noting in the statement that such attacks are “unacceptable and contradict the principles of the rule of law”.

60 > protests began before the central bank countries where the participants set fire to the scarecrow of the President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagard and others officials.

< p > some waved the flags of Bulgaria and the Soviet Union, while others held posters with the inscription “We do not want euro”. new Government of Bulgaria, which was approved last month after early elections in October, the seventh in four years, confirmed the country's desire to join the eurozone next year. ~ 60 > < p > Bulgarian Party “Renaissance” was founded in 2014 and is openly pro -Russian. She actively advocates the country's exit from the EU and NATO and friendly relations with Russia.

< p > Recall, the Parliament of Bulgaria adopted a declaration by which this country refused to send its armed forces to Ukraine for possible participation in the hostilities. The document was supported by the vast majority of deputies.

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