The construction of the official representation of the European Union of the European Union was damaged on Saturday in Sofia with Molotov cocktails, and opposes the entry of the euro in Bulgaria instead of the national currency, Leva, as MTI writes.
According to ON -SISE reports, the movement was organized by the Yemeni UN -Birth Party to the Bulgarian National Bank, which accuses the organization of falsifying data to enable the euro. According to the party, Bulgaria loses its national sovereignty by resigning from its national currency and bringing the euro to its place.
During the association, some demonstrators were attacked on the European Union's mission building, and Rumwa Cocktail Molotov on the front door, in which the fire was caught. The windows were broken on the first floor, and they were thrown with eggs and red with red paint. The demonstrators also burned the flags of the European Union and European Union officials, including Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank.
The demonstrators clashed with the police, and the law enforcement was easy. The police dispeled the movement with tear gas and arrested six participants.
Ursula von der Lyen, President of the European Commission, described it as a scandal to harm the European Union mission building. “In Europe, we exercise the right to clarify peacefully. He emphasized his position on X.
“We strongly condemn the defamation of the European Parliament and the European Commission in Bulgaria,” the Bulgarian government commented on Facebook. He added that the attacks on institutions are unacceptable, especially “if it is supported by a party that will be represented in the European Parliament.” There is no new birth with three members in EP, the European group of sovereign countries.
Since 2007, Bulgaria, a member of the European Union, has been preparing to join the euro area for several years, and its government recently made serious efforts to meet the requirements of the European Central Bank, hoping to present the euro in 2026. The Bulgarian radical forces demanded a referendum on the issue of currency, but Parliament refused to organize The referendum, and the Constitutional Court considered this legal, and thus supported the legislation decision.
