Prime Minister Dimitar Grafchev expressed confidence that Bulgaria Meets the price stability standards required for membership. euro area Allow countries to request new convergence reports by the end of the year. Speaking ahead of the EU-GCC Summit in Brussels, he said:As you know, the last two reports from the European Commission and the European Central Bank were in June. Once the fourth criterion, price stability, is met, request an extraordinary convergence report. We hope to meet this standard by the end of the year. It currently meets three of the four criteria, with price stability being the only concern.g.”
In response to a question about the possibility of receiving a second round of recovery and sustainability plans, Grafchev He explained that the National Assembly's decision needs to be changed before the government requests adjustments. ”Although we have an agreement with the European Commission, we cannot violate existing decisions of Parliament. I believe that if the representatives of the people allow us to do so, we can take concrete actions and achieve positive results.” he said.
Regarding the issue of Bulgarian seafarers held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, the caretaker prime minister has vowed that the issue will not be discussed at the EU-GCC summit. he emphasized. ”This forum is not suitable for such discussions. we are not interfering with any institution Bulgaria All efforts were stopped to secure the release of the two hostages. We are working hard on this every day, but this is a very unique and sensitive situation. Perhaps this could be discussed at a bilateral meeting, but it is not appropriate to discuss it officially at this level.,” Grafchev Added.
