We are puzzled by this letter, the procedure is very clear. This was said by the co-chair of the PP-DB Parliamentary Group Nadezhda Yordanova to journalists in parliament on the occasion of Dimitar Glavchev's request that the parliament give a specific mandate to the caretaker government to sign the Agreement on Security Cooperation between Bulgaria and Ukraine, BTA reports. Then, when the Council of Ministers wants the National Assembly to adopt a certain act, be it a decision or a law for ratification, if it is within the competence of the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers must submit a proposal for an act to the parliament. Such a proposal has not been submitted under the procedure, she commented.
With decisions, the National Assembly cannot oblige the Council of Ministers for everything, said the other deputy chairman of the PP-DB PG Bozhidar Bozhanov. According to him, there is support from the political formation for signing such an agreement, but “the question is that under the procedure the Council of Ministers should not ask for anything, since this is within its powers“. Yordanova said that the parliamentary group had sent the Prime Minister a letter before noon with a reasoned position that this agreement should be signed, Yordanova added.
The PP-DB welcomed the adoption of the rules of procedure of the 51st parliament and insisted on forming the standing committees as soon as possible so as not to delay the legislative activity. One of the most important bills is on the amendments to the Judiciary Act, which terminate the procedure for electing Sarafov as Prosecutor General, explained Nadezhda Yordanova. When asked which committees the PP-DB would like to head, she mentioned the legal committee, the anti-corruption committee, the one on European affairs and the one on human rights and religions. The most important thing is for the committees to start working on Friday, Yordanova emphasized.
The negotiations are underway, this is not an easy process, she commented on the talks with GERB-SDF. We have discussed the proposals for amendments to the Judiciary Act, but no agreement has yet been reached, said Yordanova. She also specified that there are several draft laws to amend this law.