Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone.
Around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, and began throwing red paint and firecrackers at the building. A door was eventually set on fire.
Read more…
Source: Euronews
Sign up for Counter-IED Report Newsletter
Related:
- Republic of Georgia: State Security Service blames Ukraine for bringing explosives into Georgia
September 12, 2025
State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) says explosives were brought into the country on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence services. Deputy Head of the SSSG, Lasha Magradze, made the statement at a briefing held today, September 12. On September 11, the SSSG announced that a Ukrainian citizen attempted to smuggle 2.4 kilograms of the explosive substance ...
- Bulgarian nationalists vandalise EU building in protest against plans to join eurozone
February 22, 2025
Police in Bulgaria’s capital have clashed with nationalist protesters who are demanding the government scrap plans to bring the country into the eurozone. Around 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Sofia office of the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, and began throwing red paint and firecrackers at the building. A door was eventually ...
- U.S. Navy EOD advances exMCM capabilities with Allies and partners at Exercise Sea Breeze 2024
September 23, 2024
VARNA, Bulgaria – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Company (MDS) 2-3 operated alongside NATO allies and partners at Exercise Sea 24-3, Sept. 9-20, 2024. This collaborative exercise aims to address the current maritime mine threat, collective demining capabilities, and effective means of enhancing Black Sea regional maritime security. In ...
- Türkiye, Romania, Bulgaria launch action against Black Sea mines
July 1, 2024
Commanders of naval forces from Bulgaria and Romania came together on Monday at a meeting hosted by Turkish naval forces. The meeting marked the formal launch of demining work in the Black Sea by the three countries amid the danger posed by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The three admirals signed operation orders for naval forces to detect ...
- Bulgaria: Naval Forces Destroy Sea Mine Near Kabakum Beach In Varna
March 12, 2024
A potentially hazardous situation unfolded today near Varna’s “Kabakum” beach as a floating mine was discovered in the sea. The Navy swiftly mobilized a mine countermeasures vessel to the scene to address the threat. Authorities took immediate action to ensure public safety, cordoning off the area and issuing warnings for residents to remain indoors. The fishing ...
- Republic of Georgia says it seized Russia-bound cargo of explosives sent from Ukraine
February 5, 2024
Georgia’s State Security Service said on Monday that it had seized a clandestine shipment of explosives bound for the Russian city of Voronezh from the Ukrainian port of Odesa. The South Caucasus country’s domestic security agency said that the explosives were hidden in a cargo of car batteries that entered Georgia in January overland from Ukraine ...
- IAEA: International Exercise Builds Resilience for Emergency Preparedness
October 23, 2023
Resilient and agile response arrangements are an essential component of countries’ emergency response frameworks, as decisions made in the early stages of an emergency can be instrumental in saving lives. On 3 October 2023, the IAEA together with 62 countries and international organizations came together to simulate a global response to a nuclear emergency and examine ...
- Bulgaria, Türkiye, Romania to organize mine search, clearing operations in Black Sea
October 21, 2023
Bulgaria, Türkiye and Romania will soon organize mine search and clearing operations in the Black Sea, Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said Friday. “Some very small details need to be concretized before the operation begins. This operation will increase the security in the territorial waters of our countries,” Tagarev said at the international conference on “Achieving ...
- Bulgarian parliament approves new military aid package for Ukraine
September 27, 2023
The Bulgarian parliament approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, media reports said Wednesday. The state-run news agency said the resolution, which includes the transfer of small-caliber automatic weapon ammunition discarded by the Interior Ministry and defective surface-to-air missiles for the Russian-made S-300 air defense systems. Read more… Source: Anadolu Agency
- Bulgarian Navy destroys drone with mortar attached found near coastal village
September 18, 2023
A Bulgarian Navy specialist team destroyed a drone that had an 82mm high-explosive mortar attached to it, found near the village of Tyulenovo on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast, according to a Defence Ministry statement on September 18. The find was reported to the Navy on the night of September 17 and a Navy team departed ...
- Romania and US to conduct exercises with Ukraine in Black Sea and Danube Delta
September 8, 2023
The Romanian and US navies are organising Sea Breeze 23.3, a multinational exercise that will take place from 11 to 15 September in the Black Sea and Danube Delta. Military personnel from Bulgaria, France, the United Kingdom, Türkiye and Ukraine will also take part in the exercise. The main purpose of the exercise is to develop ...
- Romania: Sea mine explodes near seaside resort village of Costinesti
August 15, 2023
A sea mine exploded in the Black Sea near Romania’s seaside resort village of Costinesti, local media reported Monday. The blast, which occurred near a pier of a hotel, caused no casualties, said the state-run Agerpres news agency. Later in the day, a second mine was detected nearby and eventually neutralized, the agency reported. In a ...
- Bulgarian top prosecutor escapes bomb attack on his car
May 1, 2023
Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev has escaped unscathed after a large explosion occurred Monday near his car which the authorities have described as a targeted attack on him. Attackers had placed a bomb at a bend in the road where traffic had to slow, Borislav Sarafov, head of the National Investigation Service, said according to local ...
- Gas Gas Gas NATO forces strengthen CBRN skills
September 29, 2022
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialists (CBRN) Soldiers with the 39th Brigade Support Battalion conducted joint training with the Bulgarian Army’s 38th Chemical Battalion to show the CBRN capabilities and help grow for the future at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria (NSTA) Sept. 20-29, 2022. “I know from the outside looking in, it looks like we ...
- Bulgarian Navy destroys floating sea mine in Black Sea
July 1, 2022
Bulgaria’s Navy destroyed a floating sea mine on June 30, the Navy said in a statement on July 1. The Navy said that a report of a floating sea mine had been received at Naval Headquarters at 3.10pm on June 30. The mine was sighted 27 nautical miles east of the mouth of the Kamchiya River by ...
- Pakistan Navy EOD participates in 8th multinational exercise NUSRET 2021 at Turkey
October 31, 2021
Pakistan Navy participated in 8th multinational special operations exercise ‘NUSRET 2021’ at Canakkale, Turkey. PN Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team participated alongwith teams of other countries under the auspices of Turkish authorities. Teams from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Iraq, Libya, Oman, Republic of Korea, Romania and Tanzania participated in the exercise. Representatives from NATO Mine ...
- Bulgaria Charges Teenager With Plotting Terrorist Attack
June 9, 2019
Bulgarian officials said on Saturday that they had arrested and charged a 16-year-old student who had been radicalized by the Islamic State with planning a terrorist attack. The Islamic State had recruited the teenager, who is from Plovdiv, in a process that started over social media, Deputy Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev said Saturday at a news ...
- The £1bn of weapons flowing from Europe to Middle East
July 27, 2016
AEastern European countries have approved the discreet sale of more than €1bn of weapons in the past four years to Middle Eastern countries that are known to ship arms to Syria, an investigation has found. Thousands of assault rifles such as AK-47s, mortar shells, rocket launchers, anti-tank weapons and heavy machine guns are being routed ...