Balgarianovinite.com The biggest challenge for Progressive Bulgaria is overcoming fear, because in regions with diverse ethnic or political communities people are intimidated and hesitate to express their political affiliation or preference for fear of losing their jobs, Progressive Bulgaria leader Rumen Radev said during a campaign meeting with supporters in Stara Zagora on Saturday.
“We cannot build a free, independent, European, democratic state if the citizens of this country are paralyzed by fear,” he said, stressing that these elections are crucial for the nation. “We cannot allow small and medium-sized businesses, which provide for themselves and their families, to be subjected to administrative pressure with numerous regulations and requirements, while large companies do not pay the taxes they are supposed to,” Radev added.
He emphasized that coal-based energy is of exceptional importance not only for the Stara Zagora region but for Bulgaria as a whole and forms part of national security. “It is the only sector where we should not import anything, because the coal, capacities, workforce, and technologies are ours,” Radev said.
At the meeting, Alexander Pulev, the coalition’s top-of-the-list candidate in Stara Zagora, said that the city should become Bulgaria’s true industrial centre. “It is time to revive Stara Zagora’s traditions in high technology and electronics, to restore the city’s space achievements, and to open a new golden page in its history,” Pulev added. Progressive Bulgaria Leader in Stara Zagora: Overcoming Citizens’ Fear of Speaking Out Is Biggest Challenge 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-04 12:57:43 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law