site.btaPM Borissov Praises Harmony in Work of Cabinet Ministers

PM Borissov Praises Harmony in  Work of Cabinet  Ministers

Sofia, January 30 (BTA) - Speaking at a forum organized by the
American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham) on Friday,
Prime
Minister Boyko Borissov recalled that after the elections his
GERB party managed to form a government, albeit with
difficulties, which now is coping relatively well, to judge from
 the latest opinion polls. "It was not the dream of the
political parties to be in this make-up but a better option had
been impossible," Borissov said. He went on to say that the
incumbent cabinet has the opportunity to work and to ensure that
 2015 is not "empty" as 2014, because the aftermath of "the
[Plamen] Oresharski experiment" has been disastrous for
Bulgaria.
"This is the limit which this country can bear because we do not
 have the resources as a state to cope," Borissov said.

The Prime Minister went on to recall the crisis with the
de-licensed Corporate Commercial Bank and the payment of
guaranteed deposits to depositors, the suspended EU funding and
blocked resources which Bulgaria experienced in 2014.

Borissov dwelled on the recent report on Bulgaria's membership
in the EU by the European Commission, the judicial reform, the
tax system. He spoke about ongoing work on the large
infrastructure projects.

"We are very carefully monitoring developments vis-a-vis the
Juncker Plan and are ready to get involved as soon as the rules
are clear," Borissov said.

The PM said he was "more and more happier with the harmony in
the work of the cabinet ministers". "In the space of only a
month and a half, thanks to mutual effort, tolerance and
understanding, I see how they are working better and better as a
 team. This gives me grounds to be optimistic that the cabinet
will serve out its term," Borissov said.

He reminded that local elections are coming and voiced a hope
for tactfulness and tolerance of the players who should be
guided by the big task of stability in Bulgaria. "The most
important thing is for Bulgaria to be stable which can only be
guaranteed by a stable government, with the necessary majority
in Parliament," he said.

The forum started with a minute of silence in memory of
Bulgaria's first democratically elected President Zhelyu Zhelev
who passed away on Friday.