The first task of the acting government is to organize fair elections, my first task as acting Minister of Tourism is welcoming the summer tourist season.
This was stated by the acting Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev to BNT.
He added that this is a very big responsibility, because according to the Ministry's estimates, the summer tourist season represents 70% of tourism in Bulgaria. Next week, meetings will begin on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast with local authorities and businesses, the acting minister of tourism said. According to Miloshev, expectations are for a good summer tourist season.
There is a labor shortage and for the summer tourist season businesses are looking for foreign workers, especially from third countries. There are expectations for markets such as Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, India.
He was categorical that the labor shortage should not change the labor market and foreign workers should not displace Bulgarians and take away their job positions. Miloshev added that already in his first days as an acting minister, he held meetings with businesses and became familiar with the problems posed by them and their expectations for their solution.
A bill for changes to the Law on Foreigners in Bulgaria has been submitted to the National Assembly, said the Acting Minister of Tourism, and appealed to the deputies to adopt it in the short time left in the current parliament. He explained that the changes will enable the short-term 90-day work visas of third-country nationals to be renewed without the workers having to leave the country.
There are also rules that are not only national, but also European. You can't just open the borders, because then it becomes a legal migration channel. National security must be taken into account, the fact that we are a European country and are part of the Schengen area, albeit partially, added the minister.