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Protesters wave Bulgarian and EU flags as they take part in anti-governmental protest in downtown Sofia on Monday, July 13, 2020.

Video. Bulgaria protests should make Europe fear 'another Poland or Hungary'

Updated: 16/07/2020 - 20:45 GMT+2

At the European Parliament, some MEPs fear a democratic drift in Bulgaria, as seen in Hungary and Poland. Budapest and Warsaw have seen EU sanctions procedures triggered against them for breaches of the rule of law. But for others, the comparison is amiss.

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