site.btaPM Calls Emergency Meeting on Food Prices

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov called an emergency meeting at the Council of Ministers on food prices, the Cabinet's press centre reported on Saturday. The focus of the meeting will be the protection of the rights of Bulgarian consumers and possible measures to calm the market.

The Prime Minister will be briefed on the current situation with food prices and the actions identified by the institutions. Further options to counter unfair commercial practices, to optimize supply chains and for regulatory changes will also be discussed.

The meeting will be attended by Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova, Food Minister Georgi Tahov, Economy and Industry Minister Petar Dilov, as well as the heads of the Consumer Protection Commission, the State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Auctions and the National Revenue Agency.

On Friday, several organisations called for a new boycott of supermarkets and large food chains to take place on February 20 across the country.