PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA GIVES AN OVERVIEW ON HIS FIRST 2 YEARS IN OFFICE

The Bulgarian President will convene the Consultative Council for National Security in February to discuss the financing of projects by the EU. This was announced by President Rosen Plevneliev himself at a conference at which he presented an overview of his first two years in office.

President Plevneliev reported that some of the most significant challenges Bulgaria faced in this period were the global economic and financial crisis and attempts made to disunite society.

Another notable point highlighted by the President was the problem of overcoming the absence of trust and confidence, which was an obstacle for the work of the institutions and undermines the fundaments of the state. According to him, 2013 was a year of questions, political vengeance and civil energy and expressed hope that 2014 would be the year of responsible decisions. The President does not accept the myths promoted in 2013. The first such myth he disagrees with is that Bulgaria does not have ideal, aim and direction; the second is that Bulgaria does not have a long term vision and plan; the third that the political class in Bulgaria has to be swept up; and the fourth that the President disunites the nation.

In respect of the latter, Rosen Plevneliev stated that the President’s role was to unite the nation and in that regard he always endeavoured to support civil society and address its fair concerns, without political influence. He also stressed that he would continue to do so, adding that he did not support any political party.

President Plevneliev emphasized that there were examples where he worked well with the government and the National Assembly and he would continue to support any meaningful idea, but he also pointed out the topics about which he disagreed with the government. He has expressed dissatisfaction that so far the electronic government has not yet started and he does not accept the measures undertaken in the energy sector.

The Vice President, Margarita Popova, underlined that the use of special surveillance devices caused concerns and suggested the topic to be discussed at a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security. “We should not get used to scandals that occasionally erupt in our country regarding the use of special surveillance devices. The consequences are severe, they destroy not only the rule of law, but they fundamentally ruin the trust between institutions and individuals”, she said.

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