[Bulgaria] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Workers at the TEREM-Khan Krum military plant in Targovishte, Bulgaria staged a one-hour protest on March 29, 2025, blocking the main Sofia-Varna road intersection due to delayed wage payments and uncertainty about the company's future. The protest appears to have been peaceful and brief.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates. If confirmed and if labor disputes at the military plant intensify, potential disruptions could affect defense manufacturing capacity, though the brief nature of this initial protest suggests limited immediate impact on broader supply chains.

Watch points

• Monitor for additional labor actions at Bulgarian defense manufacturing facilities or escalation at the TEREM-Khan Krum plant
• Track potential traffic disruptions on the Sofia-Varna corridor if protests resume or expand