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Employees of Maritsa-3 thermal power plant stage a protest

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Employees of Maritsa-3 thermal power plant in Dimitrovgrad took to the streets in protest. The protesters want to keep their jobs.  The thermal power plant stopped operation on April 21.

With regard to the protest, Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment Borislav Sandov said that Maritsa-3 thermal power plant was closed due to a systematic violation of air quality standards. Minister Sandov clarified that it is entirely up to the company to make the necessary innovations to solve the problem.




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