Bulgaria's Borissov: 'I'll Be Prime Minister Again-Whenever I Want'
GERB leader Boyko Borissov made a characteristically self-assured statement in Parliament, declaring that he would return to the prime minister’s post “whenever he wants”
Bulgaria's ex-head of Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva believes backroom games led to the resignation of the MP Krasimir Stefanov from the center-right opposition party GERB.
Tsacheva, who is also a vice-chair of GERB, stated that none of her party colleagues had information about Stefanov's plans to leave. In her opinion, his decision should be explained with "the way this country is being governed today".
Earlier on Monday, Stefanov, who was also head of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency in 2011, announced he is leaving his party's parliamentary group.
He did not extensively comment on the reasons for his move, but was quoted by PIK news agency as saying that he was strongly against taking decisions against his own will and being "just a costly button-presser at the parliamentary bench".
Krasimir Stefanov is the third MP to leave the ranks of GERB without quitting the Parliament. The news came shortly after another key official of GERB, Vladislav Goranov, surprisingly resigned as MP on Friday.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
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