Bulgaria Education Bill to Be Postponed Over Pre-election Quarrel

Politics » DOMESTIC | March 21, 2009, Saturday // 16:22
Bulgaria Bulgaria Education Bill to Be Postponed Over Pre-election Quarrel: Bulgaria Education Bill to Be Postponed Over Pre-election Quarrel "I was surprised that one of the tri-coalition partners does not want to push that bill", Minister Valchev said. Photo by BGNES

An education bill must be discussed in the Bulgarian Parliament in two weeks, otherwise it will be postponed at least until after the summer 2009 elections.

That was announced by the Education Minister, Daniel Valchev, Saturday. He expressed his disappointment with the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms' opinion, leading to the delay of the bill on the limiting of religious symbols at schools.

"I was surprised that one of the tri-coalition partners does not want to push that bill. I do not deny the right of anybody to act like that, but in my opinion it would be more honest to say "we agree" or "we disagree" with that bill. It is not proper to say "Let us discuss the bill for two or three months", because it is completely clear that if we do not take a decision on that matter in two weeks we will not be able to present it at all. I have nothing against discussions", Valchev explained.

 

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