It is reported that protesting workers of Bulgaria's troubled steel maker Kremikovtzi have briefly blocked roads outside Sofia, obstructing the traffic going towards the Hemus motorway.

The workers declared civil disobedience, as according to them Mr Sergey Stanishev Prime minster of Bulgaria has failed once again to come out with a clear plan for solving the problems in the biggest Bulgarian steel mill.

Mr Stanishev earlier met with trade union leaders who alleged that he pledged delayed workers salaries would be paid in the next ten days.

More than 2000 Kremikovtzi workers protested downtown Sofia before noon. They arrived with 70 buses causing enormous traffic jams in the central boulevards of the capital. Apart from paying of their salaries, the workers also demand that the government present a plan for the future of the factory, and actual negotiations with investors are started.