The latest steps by the Eastern European country to strengthen its position in the European Union, thousands of people gathered in Bulgaria capital Sophia and other major cities on Saturday to reject the country’s plans to adopt the country’s plans. Critics of this move are demanding that the government holds a referendum on whether the country should leave the Lev and adopt the Euro as its currency.It comes months after Bulgaria, along with Romania, was admitted to the Schengen region.In Sophia, protesters took the flags of the Russian supporters Vazrazhaden Party. A big banner read “The Battle for the Bulgarian is the last battle for Lev Bulgaria.”Civic groups and nationalist parties organized a protest, raising patriotic songs and shouting slogans like “The Future of Sovereign States”.Bulgaria, which joined the European Union in 2007 and its poorest members, are expected to receive approval from Brussels in June to adopt the euro.
Dissolution campaign stoke fear:
The euro will damage the economy of Bulgaria, which after years of institutes of institutes, many people have motivated to oppose the upcoming changes.Several recent surveys revealed that about half of them said they were opposed to Bulgaria’s involvement in Eurozone.Some people, especially in small cities and rural areas, are reluctant to adopt single currency, some of them have never traveled abroad and have not been used for international transactions.Disintegration operations from home and abroad have demanded to stop fear that economic changes will bring more poverty.
Bulgarian President rejects the Euro:
Those who are against the adoption of the euro as currency are Bulgarian President Rumen Radev.He proposed a referendum on the currency earlier this month, citing public concerns on inflation and purchasing power.Radev also said that the government has not implemented the necessary measures to allow “weakest” to face the shock of euro adoption.The European-supporting majority in Bulgaria’s Parliament rejected the referendum proposal, accusing Radev of acting by Russia.
