Balgarianovinite.com Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev, the party’s Deputy Chair Nikolay Denkov, as well as Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) top-of-the-list candidates in Shumen and Kardzhali Aylin Pehlivanova and Sebahattin Gyokche, met with Bulgarian expatriates in Istanbul, Turkiye, CC’s press centre said here on Monday. “The hall was filled to capacity with hundreds of our compatriots. The meeting discussed the problems of Bulgarians in Turkiye, and CC representatives committed to putting them on the table for resolution in the very first days of the new parliament,” the press release reads.
Vassilev explained his personal belief that people should not be divided into Bulgarians, Christians, Muslims or Roma. “All of us are Bulgarian citizens, we love our country, we pay our taxes there and we want it to care for all Bulgarian citizens like a mother, not like a stepmother to some,” he said. Vassilev argued that, unfortunately, there are still many people in Bulgaria who are afraid and who are not free. “There are many people for whom our country is a stepmother. How many of you like the roads when you return to Bulgaria Not because there is no money – there is money, but it is being shamelessly stolen. And those who refuse to steal and to take part in the schemes are put in prison, instead of those who steal,” he said, adding: “Nothing in Bulgaria will improve until the thieves go to prison.”
The CC leader said that he had lived abroad for 10 years. “I know how painful and sad it is to be far from home. And I know that no one chooses that for a good reason. If we do our job as politicians, all of you, as well as all Bulgarians around the world, will want to return to Bulgaria – with good hospitals, good schools, good roads and good wages,” the former finance minister (2021, 2021-2022, 2023-2024) said. “Over the past four years, Bulgaria has begun to catch up with European wages and people have started to live a little better. This was not magic – it was our understanding that the money from your taxes must be returned to you,” he added.
Vassilev told Bulgarian expatriates in Istanbul what the Denkov cabinet (2023–2024) did for the development of regions in Bulgaria: “A programme for municipal projects was developed, under which every mayor can apply for funding to improve roads, water supply, playgrounds and kindergartens. And the money should not be allocated based on whether the mayor is a friend of the finance minister or the prime minister, but on how many people live in that municipality,” he said.
Bulgarian expatriates raised the question of why there are only 20 polling stations in Turkiye, the UK and the US. “Because the same people who steal from you want to steal your right to vote as well. My colleagues and I fought, but unfortunately, with our 36 MPs we did not have enough strength to stop this law,” Vassilev responded. He guaranteed that in the next parliament this would be one of the first laws to be introduced for consideration. The CC delegation committed to proposing changes so that Bulgarian citizens can submit documents electronically to consular services, as well as to resolve the issue of pensions fairly – so that everyone who has contributed to a system can receive from it in return. CC Chair in Istanbul: It Is Painful to Live Far from Home, Good Hospitals, Schools, Roads and Wages Will Make Bulgarians Return 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-06 09:02:00 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