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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Should be Helped  Like Italy, Greece and Spain

Brussels, June 25 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Zheliazkov) - Just
like a decision was made to help Italy, Greece and Spain, a
similar one should be made now for Bulgaria too, said Prime
Minister Boyko Borissov here on Thursday, commenting the issue
of immigrants in front of Bulgarian journalists. Borissov
arrived to take part in the meetings of the European People's
Party leaders, as well as the European Council.

"Our position is that after the Mediterranean was blocked, the
migration pressure moved to land borders, including through
Bulgaria. We spend 30 million on installations, we dispatch
policemen to the border every day, we spend money. The migration
pressure is growing larger and larger. I will once again argue
that we must be helped too," the Prime Minister underscored.

Borissov added that this topic was discussed during his Thursday
meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. The
Bulgarian Prime Minister said that Cameron will visit Bulgaria
in November and that this country has Britain's support for its
Schengen accession. The two have discussed energy projects,
diversification of sources for the supply of energy resources,
the gas hub and the gas interconnectors with neighbouring
countries.

The Prime Minister noted that his British counterpart was very
impressed with the Bulgarians working in Britain. They are many
of them and they work really hard. However, there are those who
go there for a year since their system allows people who have
been unemployed in the first year to get 10,000 euro, and they
stay there for the money. This could be solved with some sort of
a regulation. "I said that 10,000 Englishmen live in Bulgarian
villages and we happily accept them," Borissov said.

The Prime Minister also commented the temporary stationing of
heavy US equipment in Bulgaria as part of the joint exercise by
saying that he sees nothing wrong with an exercise between
partners. "It is true that pro-Russian or anti-American forces
always get excited from such a topic, because who would want
weaponry coming into their country? Nobody." Borissov said.

Commenting the Greek crisis, Borissov said that everything
necessary has been done in regards to the Bulgarian branches of
Greek banks so as to avoid problems, adding however, that it is
never good when the neighbours have them. "Actually we all have
problems as countries, but there is never enough time for us
because the schedule is booked with Greece well into the night.
North Bulgaria continues to be the poorest in the EU and not
Greece. If there is a topic at this European Council, this
better be it, instead of dealing with Greece's problem every
day," Borissov said.