We have not trusted the authorities for a long time. We are satisfied, but not happy, so we joked with the Prime Minister. The aid they granted us is for resuscitation, so that the mines and the thermal power plant "Maritsa East 2" do not stop. Reclamation must begin, otherwise environmental damage and accidents will be terrifyingly strong. 250 million will give a breath of fresh air, but I don't know if it will be enough. This is what he commented in the “Interview in NOVA News” the vice president of KNSB Ognyan Atanasov.
The government today allocated BGN 200 million for “Mini Maritsa-East”. An additional BGN 50 million will be provided in a short period of time in accordance with the decision of the National Assembly adopted today. This became clear after the meeting of Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov with representatives of energy companies and miners.
According to Atanasov, 15,000 people are directly employed in coal mining. “There is no job security. The fair transition ended with the first 160 released by “Conturglobal”. There are no new job offers for them. We have individual profiles of each of them and will offer them to find a solution for their jobs. They have a qualification, they cannot be cooks as they are offered, he explained.
According to him, the liberalization of the market can increase the price of electricity.