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Continue the Change Backs BNR Musicians’ Protest, Calls for Sustainable Funding

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Continue the Change supports the protest of musicians from Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and their demands for sustainable funding and decent pay, according to a statement issued by the party’s press office on Saturday. "For over a year, musicians from the BNR Symphony Orchestra, Big Band, Folk Music Orchestra and Mixed Choir have been calling for a solution. Discussions have been held, proposals have been put forward, and the institutions have been given sufficient opportunities to find a workable model. Instead, the problem continues to be postponed," the party said. Continue the Change said that it is unacceptable in a European country for a musician from the BNR Symphony Orchestra to resort to a hunger strike. In their view, this is not simply a matter of salaries, but a question of whether Bulgaria wants to have professional musical ensembles of its own that create, perform and preserve the country’s musical culture. According to the party, the problem cannot be solved through on