Lorer pointed out the pill that will cure Bulgaria

There is no shortage of stakeholders on the Magnitsky issue to sabotage the government’s efforts to shed light on corruption. This was stated to the Bulgarian National Radio by the Minister of Innovation and Growth Daniel Lorer.

“The reason for launching a draft law in the public domain at this very moment – of the many options on the subject, is for me an attempt to divert the public debate from what is really important. Obviously, we will not pass any law.” which contradicts basic European legal frameworks. (() This is a convenient diversion of public opinion from the basic to the method. “

“The topic of anti-corruption is the main pill that will cure Bulgaria of one of the last places of law in Europe,” Lorer said. He declared his determination to create an institutional framework, “when there are sanctions under Magnitsky, that Bulgaria can take legal measures, not extreme measures, to reduce the impact of these sanctions on Bulgarian institutions.”

“Whether there will be such a law will be decided by the National Assembly.”

According to Lorer, neither the prosecutor’s office nor KPKONPI in our country are doing their job and “the creation of additional bodies, given that two are no longer working, may not be the right strategy.”

One of the ambitions of the government is to return long-term electricity contracts to the Bulgarian market, said the Minister of Innovation and Growth.

“In the five months that the quadruple coalition has ruled, we have done more than 10 years before GERB,” Daniel Lorer said in response to criticism from the opposition. According to him, the government will react adequately the moment it sees “an unbearable burden on Bulgarian society or parts of it”.

On the subject of liquefied gas tankers, Lorer said that energy dependence on Russian gas was over, and the two tankers were the first step in that direction.

We are not in the least at the forefront of the protest against Gazprom. It’s just that our contract payments came first on schedule. In terms of prices, I don’t believe we pay 30% more than others, Gazprom’s prices. Finding long-term contracts, Gazprom will remain in the distant past. “

Bulgaria’s future in the eurozone is firmly rooted in the coalition agreement, the adopted technical plan “does not open the question of whether we join the euro or not, when we join”, but determines the steps for successful completion of the accession process, said Daniel Lorer.

According to Laurer, this technical plan does not need parliamentary discussion, and the topic of the euro is being politicized unnecessarily and an attempt is being made to turn it into a “bargaining chip”.

The date of January 1, 2024 is achievable if we start the technical implementation now, he stressed.

I was happy with the news that Bulgaria will receive a postponement of the embargo on Russian oil, which shows that our needs have been taken into account by the European Commission, said the Minister of Innovation and Growth.

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Earlier today, Bloomberg announced that our country will receive a postponement of the embargo on Russian oil until June or December 2024. The media refers to the revised draft sanctions. According to the text, citing sources familiar with the matter, the European Commission sent a revised proposal to governments on Saturday, excluding oil supplies from the Druzhba pipeline, Hungary’s main source of crude oil imports.

“I was pleased with this news, as it shows that Bulgaria’s firm position in defense of European rules shows our country as a stable partner and our needs are understood by the EC, which is preparing a package of exceptions, which includes countries like Bulgaria in need. time for such sanctions, “Laurer said. According to him, this proposal of the EC will be framed in the respective proposal.

As early as May 13, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev told reporters in parliament that he had assurances from the European Commission that our request to be included in the list of countries that would be granted a postponement of the embargo on imports of Russian oil.

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