site.btaDevelopment Requires Real Policies, Not Miraculous Solutions, Says Deputy PM Tomislav Donchev

“The path to development does not run through miraculous solutions, but through real policies,” said Deputy Prime Minister and GERB Deputy Chair Tomislav Donchev at the launch of the party’s youth organization academy in Panagyurishte on Saturday. “For me, the main priority is to try to bring Bulgarian politics a little closer to reality,” he added.

Donchev warned that the greatest long-term harm from recent years of political instability and permanent crisis is that hatred has become the primary binding force in Bulgarian society.

According to him, society is divided into small groups living in constant conflict – liberals against conservatives, left versus right, rural versus urban. “This is not about disagreements or differing positions, it’s about hatred. We hate each other so much that we have even started to hate ourselves,” he said. Donchev illustrated his point with an example: if a student is constantly told that they are “stupid and simple,” they will begin to become that way. “If we continuously tell ourselves that we are corrupt, ugly, and incompetent, we will become exactly that,” he added.

Donchev emphasized that enduring hatred casts people in the role of victims, which is “comfortable” because it removes responsibility and allows blame to always be shifted to someone else. “But development policies require something different - they demand effort, persistence, and focus on real problems,” Donchev stressed.

The GERB Deputy Chair reiterated that the path to economic development does not rely on miraculous formulas but on concrete policies, including the creation of new industrial zones and strengthening education, with a special focus on vocational training. “The Bulgarian economy needs engineers. Our task is to convince young people to pursue engineering fields,” he concluded.