Balgarianovinite.com Budget challenges are complex and reflect the previous government’s legacy, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters after his interview, Gurov recalled that Bulgaria is operating under an extended budget and that the current results are a consequence of the previous cabinet’s governance. He said the new government and Parliament should adopt a new regular budget containing measures that prevent an increase in the budget deficit.
The situation is difficult not only in Bulgaria but worldwide, Gurov told BNR. “We reacted quickly. The measures taken by the caretaker government are cited as an example of how to respond to the crisis: on time, targeted at the most affected groups, and aimed at businesses and households,” he recalled. “From now on, as the Fiscal Council also says, there are several scenarios for development: realistic, pessimistic and strongly pessimistic. Our approach is to be prepared for each of these scenarios. We have to be honest: there will be a price, and we will all pay it. The question is how to distribute that price,” he added.
Regarding the proposal to reduce the capital of the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) by EUR 1.445 billion, Gurov said this was an anti-corruption move. “This is not money being taken from municipalities or from energy-efficiency renovation,” he said. He added that it was also a measure that would return the money to the regular government, which would decide how best to use it. “If the bank was working properly, would its former head be hiding from the authorities?” Gurov asked. He added that the BDB was not operating as originally intended. “It has to do with connected companies and political influence. We are protecting the money from flowing into someone’s pockets,” he noted. Gurov said the bank’s capital adequacy was not at risk.
On the contract with BOTAS, Gurov explained that payments by the Bulgarian State had been suspended for some time but remained due. He said it was strange that, until now, the contract had been described either as unfavourable or as good but unused, while no proposals had been made. “We say that there is a problem with this contract because it is for capacity greater than the State’s needs and at prices two to three times above market levels. There is readiness on the Turkish side for the dialogue to continue,” Gurov said.
Regarding the security agreement with Ukraine signed by the caretaker cabinet, Gurov explained that it was not a treaty but a political declaration that Bulgaria and Ukraine could work together in future in the defence industry and the economy. “There are no obligations in it. It was prepared in 2024 and has been passed back and forth between the National Assembly and the government,” Gurov reported. He said the decision had been taken because the agreement was good, did not bind the State in any way, and created opportunities. Whether and how those opportunities would be used is a question for the next government, Gurov said. He added that Bulgaria is not in a good position either in terms of energy security or defence. “Our defence is not prepared to protect our own national security, and we have to rely on NATO partners,” Gurov said. “If we are not at the table, then we are on the menu. We want Bulgaria to be secure and well protected,” he added.
Asked about relations with the United States and the war in Iran, Gurov said that there is no support for this war. He said that Iran’s note about American aircraft had arrived before the caretaker government was appointed. “We have repeatedly said that there are no actions on Bulgarian territory or in Bulgarian airspace that are connected in any way with the war,” Gurov stated. Caretaker PM Gurov Says Budget Legacy Leaves Hard Choices Ahead 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-26 11:30:00 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