Yesterday we all witnessed how another pre-election cigarette was scattered. This was stated by acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev at the beginning of the regular government meeting, quoted by BTA.
Yesterday, the Supervisory Board of the National Social Security Institute decided to increase the amount of pensions by 11% from July 1, in accordance with all the rules for determining the amount of pensions, as well as who is the body authorized to do this. Pensions cannot be an election poster and campaign material of the political forces. We made a decision in accordance with the law, said Prime Minister Glavchev.
He said that the main task of the caretaker government is to conduct transparent and fair elections and everything is going according to plan. "I have an assurance from the Ministry of e-Government that the schedule is being followed, the verification of the conformity of the machines is going according to plan, the teams are working and the process is expected to be completed from May 24 to 26,", stressed the Prime Minister. He informed that he held a meeting with the international organization “Transparency without Borders”, which, according to him, is a leader in monitoring transparency, including the electoral process. The official prime minister met with the chairman Francois Valerian, as well as with the Bulgarian representative Kaloyan Slavov. "They were satisfied with what we told them about how the Council of Ministers is acting in the direction of transparent and fair elections and promised full cooperation in this direction," said Glavchev.
Regarding the presidential elections in the Republic of North Macedonia, Dimitar Glavchev emphasized that "Bulgaria has repeatedly stated that it is for the European perspective before them, but they must walk the path, if they have such a desire, to become members of the EU , but this goes through compliance with all contracts". We signed the first such contract on August 1, 2017, then in 2022 there was a signing of contracts in format with the entire EU, the Prime Minister recalled. He added that if the Republic of North Macedonia continues to desire EU membership, it should comply with all agreements. In no case will Bulgaria be an obstacle for the Republic of North Macedonia to join the EU, provided that it respects all the arrangements from 2022 until now, said Dimitar Glavchev.