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Bulgaria's Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traicho Traikov said his country's governemt will wait to hear EU's stance before forming its own opinion on ACTA. Photo by dnevnik.bg
Bulgaria will freeze its participation in the controversial ACTA trade agreement, the country's Economy Minister Traicho Traikov announced on Tuesday.
Traikov revealed that he will present a draft resolution on Bulgaria's decision to freeze its ratification of ACTA to the Bulgarian Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
"This means that our country will not undertake any actions, including a ratification of the agreement, until the stance of the other EU member states is made clear," the Minister explained, as cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency.
It emerged Monday that the Bulgarian government would sign ACTA with reservations regarding spying on internet users or will withdraw its support entirely.
Legal experts have advised that Bulgaria will not endure serious consequences if it gives up on the agreement despite having secretly signed it in Japan already.
High Bulgarian officials have hinted on several occasions that they will wait to hear what other EU member states have to say before making up their minds about ACTA.
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