The event, last in a long series of strikes and demonstrations that go on in almost all Bulgarian cities for over a year, it immediately turned into a violent protest against the "false democracy", as stated in the various messages appeared in network, which leads the country since the early 90s and against the "blackmail of banks" which, in the name of economic transition defined as "infinite", hold hostage the nation for too long now. The one that, until recently, in short, resembled a classic university manifestation (just the students, once again, seem to be the true spokesman of the national discontent), with lots of occupations of universities and schools, it seems now more categorized as the beginning of a genuine popular uprising, just look at the riots and arrests that every day become more numerous and fierce to realize that Bulgaria is now at a crossroads where the choices that will be taken (or better yet, not taken) could easily lead to the collapse of the system itself.

The widespread discontent is primarily aimed against the weak government of Oresharski, too deferential towards the dictates of the International Monetary Fund, and then spread to the entire Bulgarian ruling class, too distant from the real condition of a people that has the dubious distinction of being the poorest in the EU. The West, meanwhile, follows with concern these events: the fear, widespread not only in Brussels, is that this type of event can trigger the spark capable of detonating homologous situations in all the neighboring nations or geographically close, which would trigger a domino effect of vast proportions. Among these countries, Romania, where the general discontent is leading to episodes that very closely resemble those already seen in Sofia, and Croatia which, just entered the European Union, is already to be crossed by protests and disagreements, not last one between the institutions of Zagreb and Serb minorities.

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