Ex-Economy Minister: Bulgaria Unlikely to Enter Eurozone in Early 2025
In a recent interview on Nova TV, former Minister of Economy Bogdan Bogdanov expressed skepticism regarding Bulgaria's prospects of entering the Eurozone at the outset of 2025
Leading figures from Bulgaria’s Borisov government as a whole continue to enjoy high public approval, a recent public opinion poll shows.
According to the a survey of the National Center for Studying Public Opinion conducted in May 15-25, 2010, across the country, a total of 64.7% of the Bulgarians approve of the work of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov; his public rating is down 3% compared to the last poll of the same agency conducted several months ago.
Interior Minister Tsvetanov, however, still has a slightly higher rating than his party leader. Tsvetanov enjoys the trust of 68.5% of the Bulgarian citizens. In early May, a poll of another agency, MBMD, showed for the first time that Tsvetanov surpassed Borisov in popularity with 60% vs. 56.7% respectively.
The National Center for Studying Public Opinion has found that Bulgaria’s socialist President, Georgi Parvanov, enjoys the support of 47% of the people. Yet, the third most popular Bulgarian politician is EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva with the approval of 56%.
Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Simeon Djankov in contrast has the approval of only 34%, while 48% disapprove of his work. The ratings of Labor Minister Totyu Mladenov are similarly bad – 27% approval vs. 34% disapproval.
A number of the other ministers are doing relatively well in terms of gaining the trust of the people: Culture Minister Rashidov – 46.7%; Diaspora Minister Bozhidar Dimitrov – 43%; Agriculture Minister Miroslav Naydenov – 42.4%; Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov – 42%.
About 72% of the people in Bulgaria are found to believe genuinely that the GERB party government has the political will needed to fight organized crime; about 30% assume that the numerous special operations conducted recently might be driven by political motives or personal interests.
53% of the respondents in the poll said they trust the police; 46% - the government; 42% - the army. The government is mostly supported by the sympathizers of the ruling party GERB and its ally, the nationalist party Ataka; at the same time, however, almost 40% of the third formation backing the government in principle, the right-wing Blue Coalition, have serious reserves about Cabinet policies.
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