Socialist Movement in Bulgaria
Bulgarian Socialists Hold Traditional Mount Buzludzha Fest
Members and followers of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) are holding Saturday their traditional meeting at Mount Buzludzha.
This year they celebrate the 126th anniversary of the Socialist Movement in Bulgaria and the Day of BSP. Security measures are more tense than ever.
Bulgarian Socialist Party's Request to Use Buzludzha Monument Rejected
The government today rejected the request from Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) to use free of charge the Buzludzha monument for 10 years, the government's press office said, quoted by bTV.
The proposal was made by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works at today's meeting of the Council of Ministers.
Russia Sends Protest Note to Bulgaria Over Soviet Monument Desecration
Russia has sent a note of protest to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry demanding to bring to justice those guilty of desecration of a monument to Soviet warriors.
“We express our deep indignation at the desecration of the monument to Soviet warriors-liberators in Lozenets district in Sofia on the night of August 17,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released Wednesday.
Soviet Monument Vandalized Amid Bulgarian Socialist Party Celebrations
A Soviet monument in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia has been covered in red paint, Friday night.