Around 1,000 truckers staged a protest Monday in Bulgaria against record-high diesel fuel prices, local media reported, reported dpa with link on local media.
Drivers were demanding that the government urgently curb fuel price rises.
Transport companies say that the high fuel prices are a result of speculation and cartel agreements, and the truckers said they have started to fill their tanks in countries like Slovenia where the fuel is cheaper.
Fuel prices in Bulgaria are among the highest in Europe, statistics show. A liter of diesel in Bulgaria costs 1.29 euros, while in Slovenia, where salaries are considerably higher, the per- litre price is 1.16 euros.
Statistics also show that diesel prices in Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Austria are also lower compared to Bulgaria. dpa el kp dsA minute's silence was held Monday in remembrance for those killed this month in the Myanmar cyclone and the Chinese earthquake as world health leaders gathered in Geneva for the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), reported dpa.
Both the Chinese and Myanmar delegates told the WHA meeting of their gratitude for the international response to the disasters that struck their countries.
Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu thanked the international community for the technical and material assistance China received in the aftermath of the May 12 quake, which is now estimated to have claimed at least 34,000 lives.
Myanmar Ambassador Wunna Maung Lwin said international aid had played a major part in the relief operation in his country.
The WHA, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), representing 193 member states, is meeting for a week.
Preparation for an influenza pandemic, climate change and strategies to tackle alcohol abuse are some of the topics on the agenda.