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Thousands of people joined marches in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, and other cities this week, denouncing a project to redevelop part of the Black Sea coast and calling on the government to resign.

“Dirty interests related to offshore companies are trying to destroy one of last remaining untouched places on the coast,” Borislav Sandov, a leader of the green movement, said.

Foreign direct investment for January 2014 increased by EUR 58.3M, compared to an increase of EUR 70.8M for January 2013, according to Bulgaria’s National Bank preliminary data.