Balgarianovinite.com GERB leader Boyko Borissov criticized on Sunday Prime Minister Rumen Radev and the Government over their position on Kyiv Declaration, saying Bulgaria had sent conflicting messages to its European partners. Borissov was speaking at a briefing in Blagoevgrad during GERB’s New Minds national academy initiative.
He was referring to the alleged inconsistency between Radev’s statement in Paris that Bulgaria will not participate in the Coalition of the Willing and Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova’s signing of a declaration in Kyiv stating the opposite.
On Friday, Bulgarian leaders denied any split in the country’s position on Ukraine on Friday as the government and opposition parties clashed over the Kyiv Declaration and Bulgaria’s relationship with the Coalition of the Willing. Radev and President Iliana Iotova said the document required no signatures, while Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova denied committing Bulgaria to the coalition.
According to Borissov, the Foreign Minister’s explanations had deepened the confusion, while the lack of transparency about commitments undertaken by the Government was unacceptable.
He also criticized the draft 2026 State Budget, describing it as “a budget of deception”. Borissov argued that revenue projections were understated despite high inflation and that the Government had proposed no effective measures to curb the deficit. “If they adopt a budget with a deficit of up to 3%, GERB will not attack them politically, because that would be good for the country,” he said.
The Government’s draft 2026 State Budget envisages a deficit of 5.7% of GDP.
Borissov also criticized the Cabinet’s staffing policy, saying the number of deputy ministers and administrative personnel was being increased unnecessarily.
Commenting on the upcoming presidential elections, he said each party should nominate its own candidate and voiced doubts about the organization of the vote following the latest changes to electoral legislation.
Borissov also addressed Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev’s participation in an international conference in the United States. Mitov said the event focused on countering left-wing extremism and argued that Bulgarian institutions should step up efforts to trace financial flows supporting extremist organizations. GERB Leader Slams Government over Kyiv Declaration Position, Budget Policy 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-19 12:11:00 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