If the budget passes and we receive good convergence reports, this will give us reason to feel calmer. If we become members of the eurozone, then we will be able to say that we are true and full-fledged Europeans. This was stated in “Face to Face“ on bTV by Rumyana Bachvarova, former Minister of Interior and former Ambassador to Israel, quoted by novini.bg.
“Bulgaria must be in tune with its European partners and show that it is a full-fledged state that follows its principles and those of European democracy. Any attempts to move away from the euro are detrimental to our national interest“, she added.
“We still don't know what the “Trump“ wave will look like, but Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's statements put us in this line, which is shared by the main European countries. We cannot afford isolationism, even though it seems politically very convenient“, Bachvarova also said.
Regarding the “Vazrazhdane“ riots on Saturday, she commented that this was a provocation to the social and political peace in the country.
A destabilized Bulgaria is very easy to be attracted to someone's external interest, Bachvarova warned.