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Day of protest

Wed, Apr 29 2009 09:42 CET byGabriel Hershman 984 Views
Day of protest

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A wave of unrelated protests is expected to hit Bulgaria today, Wednesday April 29.

Workers at pharmacies will close and demonstrate outside their premises between 2pm and 2.10pm in protest at new laws that prohibit them from selling certain products.

The recently adopted new medical list defines those drugs that can be sold and those drugs that are fully paid by the National Health Insurance Fund. Some pharmacies claim that the new law may in fact trigger bankruptcies in their sector. Pharmacies are also now forbidden to sell children’s foods, which was one of their main incomes.

In a separate development students will make two co-ordinated protests in Sofia and Varna against a recent surge in violence targetting young people. A rally will converge on Parliament in Sofia and is due to end at around 7pm.

Workers from Kremikovtzi also plan to stage another protest against the Government's failure to guarantee the future of their company.

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