Supporters of the Vazrazhdane party staged a protest against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to Varna.

Axar.az reports, citing Bulgarian National Television (BNT), that the demonstration took place outside the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy under the slogan “Varna wants peace, not war”.

Protesters called for Bulgaria not to be drawn into a military conflict and demanded that von der Leyen leave the country immediately. They threw fruit, vegetables and eggs at the motorcade carrying the European Commission president and Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev.

Some demonstrators also called for Bulgaria to remain neutral and opposed the adoption of the euro, demanding the return of the Bulgarian lev.