I will disappoint again everyone who hoped that the topic of garbage could be their pre-election chewing gum. There is no drama. There are court decisions and next steps in the procedure. We will follow them to the end and, if necessary, we will start new procedures. As many times as necessary. This was written on his Facebook profile by the mayor of Sofia Vasil Terziev.
„For Zone 1, 4 and 6, the Supreme Administrative Court returned the procedures to the ranking stage (for 1 and 6) and admissibility (4). We will appoint a new commission, as required by law, and we will continue from where the court returns us; for Zone 3, the court confirmed our decision to terminate. There we will assess whether we will work with municipal capacity in the long term or whether we will start a new procedure. The service is provided everywhere. There is no interruption. This gives us time to do the job without rushing. Sofia Municipality is the contracting authority and our responsibility is to the people of Sofia“, he wrote.
I stated at the beginning that we will not allow people with nicknames and addictions to dictate the rules and prices in Sofia. Mafiaization drives away honest business and kills competition. We said “no“ – and we continue to say it, the mayor emphasized.
“In the meantime: We are upgrading the municipal capacity so that no one can put pressure on Sofia anymore. A year ago, a single district was being cleaned up by the municipality. Today, six districts rely entirely or partially on our capacity. We are also building our own system for collecting packaging waste - over 50% of the garbage in Sofia. There, too, we will break the oligopolistic model that has stifled the development of the sector for years. We will use every legal mechanism to protect the interests of Sofia residents. We will conclude permanent contracts for household waste collection only when we have guarantees of quality and a reasonable price. We will not sign under pressure“, wrote Vasil Terziev.
“Yes, the quality is not everywhere what we want, but it is improving with each passing day and here is the moment to thank Sofia residents once again for their patience and active participation in supporting our position. The topic of the cleanliness of the city will not be a topic in the upcoming elections and I will make every effort to ensure that it is not a main topic in the mayoral elections in 2027“, concludes the mayor of the capital.