site.btaVice President Iotova: Bulgaria Needs to Be Stable, Serious Partner, both within EU and NATO

Bulgaria currently needs to send a message of a stable country in this part of Europe, which already has enough problems, and of a serious partner - both within the European Union and NATO. That is why we should go with a very strong position to the next summit, Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists while visiting Belogradchik on the occasion of the town's holiday.

In her words, the inability to work out preliminary positions for the summit shows the roots of the political crisis. “I hope the political parties will have the wisdom to find the right formula and to elect a stable government,” she added.

The situation in the country is extremely unstable. There is a great danger of a serious political crisis, which could make it impossible for us to cope with the Recovery and Resilience Plan, with the operational programmes, or with important decisions that are facing our country, Iotova said.

According to the Vice President, it is very difficult to have a minority government. She noted that in her political career she has seen several such governments. This is not a sound political basis and ground for good political decisions because in every more delicate situation votes start to be collected, very difficult compromises are made and the largest political force will be dependent on all the others, she said.