Balgarianovinite.com In an interview for the Bulgarian National Television aired on Sunday morning, caretaker Minister of Agriculture and Food Ivan Hristanov reported that his Ministry is drafting economic forecasts about the effects of the situation in the Middle East.
Hristanov said: “At the ministerial level, we are monitoring what the effect will be, making economic forecasts of what the short-term and long-term effects of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would be on the prices of fertilizers, basic energy sources, fuels, and on inflation. So, we are taking action and will always strive to take proactive measures to ensure that there is no impact on Bulgaria.”
The Ministry of Agriculture is analysing the effects of possible short-term and long-term military action. The Minister said: “We are also looking at energy supplies. It is good that Bulgaria is not particularly dependent on liquefied gas or oil supplies from the Middle East, and we do not expect any significant effects.”
Hristanov reiterated the cabinet’s official position that there is no direct military threat to Bulgaria from the military actions in the Middle East. He added: “As part of a defensive alliance, we also benefit from the air defence of that alliance. Information has been released that we could become a target but let people know that we are part of a common defence doctrine.”
Hristanov also commented on a report of irregularities in a public procurement contract that is potentially related to national security. He said: “There is a company that is responsible for an activity assigned to it by the state for BGN 45 million. Over the past few years, this company has siphoned off BGN 87 million. It is preparing to siphon off another BGN 30 million. So it is in a low starting position, and because we clearly stated that thugs will not be responsible for national security and siphon off the national budget, it is currently engaged in direct sabotage of the State.”
The Minister concluded: “Next week, we will continue with the analyses, talk to our colleagues from the State Agency for National Security and we have already sent them the first, shorter notification about what this is all about. And, of course, we will first resolve the case, and then we will inform the public, but that is the framework. Thugs from the 90s want to run the country and influence public resources and national security.” Agriculture Ministry Drafts Economic Forecasts about Effects of Middle East Conflict 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-01 11:09:00 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