2024-05-10 14:52:51
Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev did the right thing when he invited me for a conversation. I asked him to make certain changes that were within his powers, and if that was not possible, to release me. He did so, so I am grateful to him. This was said on Nova News by the former acting Minister of Agriculture, Kiril Vatev. He indicated that the reasons for his dismissal from the post were formal. As the reason, the acting prime minister indicated: “Vatev’s failure to fulfill his official duties”.
The former minister commented that no one had interfered with his powers, but according to him the government was functioning in a state of political instability. He announced that he would not accept the ministerial post again, as “the environment creates a huge amount of unnecessary tension, which is not productive”.
“One thing repels me in politics – you can’t, when a representative has a good idea that is useful for the country, let everyone stop it so that he doesn’t come forward himself. For me, this party loyalty is harmful to the state,” Vatev said.
The Minister of Agriculture, Georgi Tahov, announced that the payment of the so-called “compensatory” aid to support agricultural producers will begin on May 9. It is in the amount of BGN 297 million, and will be directed to 51,000 producers. At the end of In April, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev held a meeting with the representatives of the agricultural branch organizations. After the two-hour meeting, it was decided that the agreement for the “Agriculture” sector should wait for the “Ukrainian aid” until May 15.
“Thank God that Georgi Takhov is still in office, because we worked together on things in the agricultural sector. I hope we are all satisfied with a good form of continuity,” Vatev explained. He added that the changes he requested were personnel changes, but Vatev did not want to name specific names.
Farmers explained the problems in the agricultural sector and thanked Vatev for being interested in their interests.
“There are many problems in the agricultural sector. Mr. Vatev comes from business circles, he came to the barricades with us and made a commitment to the agreement we signed then. We believe it will be fulfilled. The most important issue is the Law on Branch Organizations, which we are still waiting to enter into force. Currently, from thousands of acres of irrigated land, we have hundreds. This is a big scourge for agriculture. As Vatev pointed out, this should be a national policy for Bulgaria,” said Nikolay Kirov, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Grain Producers. Danail Ivanov, a farmer from Burgas, explained that Vatev had the courage to initiate changes that over the years were “laid” on the shoulders of farmers in Bulgaria.