Employees of the Black Sea Motorways gathered for another protest in front of the Council of Ministers building. They blocked traffic in both directions on the boulevards in front of the Council of Ministers and the presidency.
Their request remains unchanged – to be paid debts amounting to nearly BGN 37 million for the repair of the Trakia Motorway in the section between Chirpan and Stara Zagora, which are necessary for the payment of remuneration to the employees of the company.
A group of protesters was received at the Presidency to present their views on resolving the case. Earlier, such a meeting was refused by the Council of Ministers on the grounds that anti-epidemic measures must be observed.
So far, a single meeting has been held with the state company Avtomagistrali, which has given us a proposal to the management team to take out a loan to cover its obligations to staff and to calm things down, which is unacceptable, said Petya Stoyanova from Avtomagistrali. Black Sea”.
The protesters insist on a state decision and not to be transferred between the institutions.
“Minister Komitova – as the person in charge of these relations – she, as an executive person, should refer to the prosecutor’s office and all state bodies, and not send us to deal with former rulers or someone on the street – from somewhere,” he said. Todor Kapitanov from CITUB.
Regional Minister Violeta Komitova also joined the protesters, announcing that a meeting would be held at the Finance Ministry at 4 pm today to find a solution to the problem, but warned that the caretaker government had found a “sold out budget”.
Dissidents have threatened that if their demands are not heard, protests will continue across the country.
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