“Foreigners cannot get on our heads with their vaccine business. This protest is against vaccines, not” for “and” against “parties,” protesters told the Council of Ministers today.
There have been protests against green vaccination certificates elsewhere in the country,
About 200 people were protesting in Burgas against the new anti-epidemic measures. Dissatisfied with the new measures, they blocked Hristo Botev Blvd. and headed to the district administration building.
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Dozens of owners and staff of restaurants in Varna protested, blocking for about 10 minutes the traffic at the crossroads in front of the building of the Municipality of Varna, after which they marched to the Sea Garden in the city.
Marin Sotirov – Deputy Chairman of the Association of Restaurants in Bulgaria, commented that the certificates in the first place should be valid for state and municipal administration, and not be directed only against malls, gyms and restaurants.
Employees in the restaurant industry also went out in Plovdiv to protest against the green certificates introduced today. More than 200 people gathered in front of the RHI building in the city.
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Their demands are for the provision of free tests for staff and the recognition of quantitative antibody tests. The protesters carried placards reading: “Stop the genocide in restaurants”, “We will not reconcile! We will defend our right to work!”, “I love my profession”.
About 30 restaurant owners protested through the building of the Regional Health Inspectorate in Blagoevgrad against the new order with restrictive measures, but after a conversation with the director of RHI they announced that at this stage they met understanding and stopped the protests.
By the end of the week, the state will provide free antigen tests to RHI, which the business insists on.
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In Pleven, citizens gathered to protest against the green certificate, this time in front of the District Administration. About 30 protesters expressed dissatisfaction with the introduction of the new covid measures with the chanted “Resignation” and demanded the lifting of the restrictions.
There was a protest in front of the municipality on the first day with requirements for a green certificate in Sliven as well. About fifteen people disagreed with the requirements and restrictions imposed in front of the municipal building with posters reading “The vaccine is a personal choice.”
