"Participation in such a currency union means higher productivity and higher incomes. For years I have not seen purposeful work by the government". This was commented on "This Morning" on bTV by Ivaylo Kalfin, former Minister of Social Affairs and Foreign Minister, about our admission into the eurozone.
Kalfin pointed out that the Bulgarian lev this year marks 145 years since it was created - from the first law on coin cutting. Of these 145 years, it was an independent currency for 25-30 years - it was not tied to any other. And these 25-30 years were the most difficult for the Bulgarian economy", explained Ivaylo Kalfin.
"A currency is not a symbol of national pride if it is not strong", he pointed out.
"There is no reason for incomes to melt", said Kalfin and drew attention to fake news in the online space.
"The big risk for our membership in the eurozone is when there is a crisis. But this risk is also present with a currency board. Without entering the eurozone, Romania has surpassed us very far. Incomes and productivity are much higher there", noted Kalfin.
The withdrawal of Dogan's MRF
„I have no opportunity to engage in political activity. We are all glad that there is some government. Obviously, the minority government is not stable. It is obvious that its participants are paying the price“, he pointed out.
According to him, the withdrawal of Ahmed Dogan's MRF was not surprising and there were earlier signals about it.
„It is obvious that they had higher expectations for their presence in power, which did not happen. They entered this coalition to oppose the other MRF - Peevski's. They saw that they would not be able to and quite logically they left“, Kalfin commented.
“Obviously, Mr. Peevski is trying to recycle himself in Bulgarian politics and wash away everything that was in the past. This process takes time and, in my opinion, will not be completely successful. It is also largely due to the turnout in the elections. As long as there is an opportunity for participation, it will be a political factor," Kalfin believes.
According to him, the lack of justice and legislation is the biggest deficit in the country. This is why there are protests over the dead children.
"If there is something I am even more skeptical about, it is the committees in parliament," he pointed out about possible investigations into Peevski.
Kalfin noted that people who were associated with Delyan Peevski in the past should not hold political positions, but this is not happening.