Sofia, Bulgaria - May 31, 2025 A protest against the adoption of the euro took place in Sofia and several other towns across Bulgaria. In the capital, supporters of preserving the lev (Bulgarian national currency) took to the streets. The demonstration in Sofia began with a rally on Independence Square, where several thousand people gathered. The march lasted several hours, with the protesters blocking key transport points in the city for short intervals. 01:18:08 "On June 4, 1880, the National Assembly adopted the law for the cutting of coins. This is the birth of the Bulgarian Lev. Exactly 145 years later, on the same date, the notorious convergence report comes out to bury the Bulgarian Lev." 02:00:14 "The Bulgarian people are taking to the streets to take back their power. We will not allow Bulgaria to be forced into the Eurozone." 02:18:23 "They have no right to use deceit to tarnish the agenda and economic symbols of Bulgaria. We will not allow this." 02:46:11 "50,000 people are in the center of Sofia. 20,000 people are currently blocking the Asparuh's bridge in Varna. 10,000 people are in Burgas. 10,000 people are in Stara Zagora. 15,000 people are in Plovdiv. 10,000 people are in Tarnovo. 5,000 people are in Russe. Hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians are currently taking to the streets and saying "We want a referendum. We want the Bulgarian Lev, not the Euro." 03:31:01 "Hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians are currently in the whole of Bulgaria are on the streets and in the streets of hundreds of Bulgarian cities and villages and say with a loud voice, in one voice: We want the Bulgarian Lev, not the Euro. We want the Bulgarian Lev, not the Euro."