Another teachers strike in Bulgaria

Bulgarian teachers have decided to stage another major strike in the current school year. This time the goal will be not only higher salaries but also a rise in the entire education budget. The teachers' union considers the current 4.2 percent of the gross domestic product to be insufficient. Dolores Vitanova criticises the teachers for making too many mistakes in their first strike, which lasted 40 days: "First they wanted more money, but when they reached a compromise in the negotiations they realised that their calculations were wrong. Many teachers felt betrayed and some gave up on the strike. ... The problems in education are not new, but each government passes the reform on to the next like a hot potato. If the reform is postponed any longer we won't even be able to keep up with Romania."

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