site.btaMajor Thoroughfares Blocked for 14th Day as Miners', Energy Workers' Protest Continues

Key roads in Stara Zagora Region remained blocked for the 14th consecutive day as coal miners and energy workers in the southern coal region continued protesting. They have been blocking major thoroughfares since September 29 trying to press the Government into accepting their demands for pulling out the territorial just transition plans for the coal regions.

A national protest in defence of their demands is scheduled for 6 pm on Thursday.

The protestors will decide whether to carry on with the road blocks on Thursday, Biser Binev of the Podkrepa trade union at the Maritsa East coal mines told reporters on Wednesday.