After two hours of debates Parliament voted unanimously a decision in connection with the Cabinet’s efforts for speeding up Bulgaria’s accession to the European Union. Parliament decided that the Cabinet tables in Parliament a strategy for Bulgaria’s negotiations with the European Union till February 7 as well as a concrete project for the national position on the EU future. Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said that Bulgaria has been highly appreciated at the summit in Laeken, by becoming part of the representative Convention. Bulgaria will be presented in the European Conventionion, which will draft a constitution of United Europe with two MPs and a representative of the executive power. This would give Bulgaria the chance to discuss the future institutionalization of the EU.
Asen Vassilev, co-chair of the opposition party "We Continue the Change," sharply criticized the government’s decision to nominate Rumen Spetsov as special manager of Lukoil Neftochim
Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov told the parliamentary defense committee that Bulgaria expects the F-16 Block 70 fighters to become fully operational in 2028
Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev assured on Thursday that Bulgaria will not face a fuel crisis, stressing that the government is doing everything in its power to prevent one
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov admitted that he does not consider the draft state budget for 2026 to be a good one, yet described it as the only feasible option under the current geopolitical and domestic circumstances
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