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Bulgaria is a new Third World, with the lowest incomes, the highest social inequalities and a demographic catastrophe, writes the Polish media Przegląd (Review).
The prime minister sleeps with a pistol by his bed and keeps thousands of euros in cash and gold bullion on his nightstand. Daily protests take place in the streets for almost three months. This is the postcard from last summer in Bulgaria.
The model for the restoration of the market system, introduced in Bulgaria after 1989, led to an unprecedented collapse of civilizations in the country and society, which continues to this day in a country with more than 1,300 years of history. A third of Bulgarians have emigrated, industry is practically non-existent, agriculture is in the hands of various oligarchic families, health care and education are in a state of permanent collapse, infrastructure is collapsing, the countryside is completely depopulated and secondary illiteracy has entered the Roma community. A look at the indicators collected cyclically by Eurostat is enough to understand that today’s Bulgaria is a new Third World, with the lowest incomes, the highest social inequalities and a demographic catastrophe.
Of course, all this did not happen suddenly. But now we are reminded by the unabated mass demonstrations on the streets of Sofia and several major cities for more than 100 days. Solidarity protests are also taking place in Britain, France, Germany, Spain and several other countries where Bulgarian emigrants live.
Society, literally with its last strength, made a large-scale, one might say desperate attempt to reject the yoke of transformation-mafia. Unfortunately, there is no help from anyone. The European Union is primarily concerned with Belarus, which is not a member of the EU. Meanwhile, in Bulgaria, frankly, exactly what is the subject of criticism from Western Europe in the case of Belarus is happening: the world of gangsters is stealing the country, harassing society, oligarchic elites are getting rich at the expense From the devastation of everything that surrounds them, practically without means of opposition, corruption is the main management mechanism, etc.
After three months of protests and numerous clashes with the police in the center of Sofia, the European Parliament has decided to hold a debate on the rule of law in Bulgaria. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? The null effect of such theatrical action can be predicted from now on.
The paradox is that the protesters have yet to present specific economic demands. In view of the third world standards that the Bulgarians had to meet, it seems that the dissatisfied will want money first. Meanwhile, we mainly hear calls for two resignations: Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and National Prosecutor Ivan Geshev.
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