2024-03-25 14:03:19
The employment agency is fully prepared, we have a good provision of funds from the European funds, so that the people who will be unemployed and registered at the labor office will receive their individual career development plan. This was stated by the resigned Minister of Social Affairs Ivanka Shalapatova on BTV in response to a question about layoffs at the Kontur Globul Maritsa East 3 TPP.
Shalapatova announced that on Tuesday she invited the trade union organizations and the team from the company to discuss “week by week coordinated actions”. According to her, for those who will remain at work, training in new competencies is planned.
We were informed of the employer’s plans. As part of our action plan, even while the people’s notice is running, we are starting a procedure together with the trade unions of the so-called mapping and researching attitudes, but also about the competencies of the people who will be released first, explained Shalapatova.
The retired minister said that the analysis of the pension system is not yet ready. She assured that pensions will be increased in the summer, as provided for in the legislation. The good news is that the size of pensions is still ahead of inflation, she commented.
Our policy was to adjust the minimum wage. The transposition of the directive on adequate minimum wages is also underway, Shalapatova also said. We are already preparing for the update of the regulation, which actually determines the amount and the mechanism for the amount of the so-called energy subsidies, answered Ivanka Shalapatova to a question about the liberalization of electricity prices for household consumers. According to her, this should be done by July 1. According to her, the criteria for eligibility of persons will hardly be changed.
On the occasion of the latest developments surrounding the rotation of the cabinet, Shalapatova said that the situation was extremely surprising for her as well. She explained that she had learned from the media that there was a new composition of the team of ministers. I declared that I am not familiar with the composition of this cabinet, I have not abdicated my responsibility to be a minister, but I believe that at this very moment Mrs. Gabriel could have safely brought us together, including that we have common communication in various applications, she said. According to her, Maria Gabriel, nominated for prime minister by GERB-SDS, could have explained the change in the composition of the cabinet. I have not received formal grades, Shalapatova also stated and added that she had previously received feedback that she was achieving her goals. In this sense, I did not expect a change, but the communication happened extremely quickly and uncoordinated, also commented the social minister in resignation.
Earlier today, Maria Gabriel, proposed for prime minister by GERB-SDS, announced that she will submit a letter to the National Assembly that she is withdrawing her candidacy for prime minister. She said that during the negotiations, “Continuing the change – Democratic Bulgaria” made a new request for a change – in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In a statement broadcast on BNT1, the resigned Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov called on GERB-SDS to sign the agreement and vote for a government with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maria Gabriel without changing the composition of the Council of Ministers.