Balgarianovinite.com Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev issued a statement on Sunday on the occasion of the Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime in Bulgaria. “Some time ago my children asked me a question that makes every adult stop and think – how should we think about the relationship between the past, the present, and the future,” he said, quoted by the Sofia Municipality press center.
“The present is the most important thing – because it is all we truly have. It is where we make our choices and decide how to live. But for today to have meaning, we must have direction – something we consciously strive toward,” the statement reads.
“The past is a source of lessons. It shows us what went wrong and which mistakes we must not repeat. But only if we have the courage to look at it honestly,” Terziev added.
The Mayor emphasized that on this day tribute is paid to the people whose lives and dignity were taken away because of their beliefs, faith, and free spirit. “History teaches us what happens when human dignity is ignored – when brave and thinking people are crushed. This must not be repeated. Ever,” he said.
According to him, this day is not only a moment of remembrance, but also a clear public stance that freedom is a supreme value, democracy requires courage every single day, and humanity must guide people’s decisions, even when it is difficult.
“This is what we owe to the past. This is what we owe to our children. And above all, to the future,” Terziev stated.
On February 1, Bulgaria honors the memory of the victims of the communist regime. The date was declared the Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime by a Council of Ministers decision of January 20, 2011, published in the State Gazette on January 28 the same year. On February 1, 1945, death sentences were handed down to those convicted by the First and Second Panels of the People’s Court, and 2026 marks 81 years since those events. Sofia Mayor on Day of Homage to Victims to Communist Regime: Freedom Is Supreme Value, Democracy Requires Courage 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-01 20:25:14 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