Jailbirds clean the streets of Sofia

Update from yesterday: The streets are not cleaned like normally, but they are cleaned according to some less intensive schedule.

Waste disposal is not my main focus with this blog, but as far as I know now, and I advice anyone to read the commetns from readers on eralier posts, this is part of a bigger power struggle in Bulgarian society. It's clear that Bojko Borisov have many enemies with mor eor less hidden agendas.

Bojkos answer to the current situation is controversial, to say the least - prisoners clean the streets.

Sources: bTV, Darik News,

Garbage protests

 As far as I have seen, waste disposal is working normally in Sofia again. But today 300 workers from the company that lost the contract with Sofia Municipality, protested in Sofia.

 Unlike previous protests, this one was aimed at the municipality, and mayor Bojko Borisov, and according to Darik News all protesters were romas.

 The ex-workers protest against the municipality's decision to end the contract, and say that they have been pleased with their emplyer, that payed out salaries in time.

 The fact that all waste disposal workers in fact ARE roma indicates an ethnical dimension that is very clear in Bulgarian society, but has yet to be articulated in a political protest.

Waste disposal

According to Darik News, only two women protested against the garbage debacle in front of Sofia today. They tried to put bags with garbage n front of the parliament, but were prevented by the police.

Regarding the situation I have seen both cleaned areas, and others like Sveta Troitsa where I live this weekend, that look like this: