site.btaCC-DB MP Atanassov Says His Party Does Not Support No-confidence Motion, Pro-Russian Forces Behind It

"We do not support this vote of no confidence, as we interpret it as an attempt by pro-Russian forces to hinder Bulgaria on the final stretch toward the eurozone," Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria MP Atanas Atanassov told journalists on Wednesday. 

"This week, another vote of no confidence will be held—yet another vote organized by pro-Russian forces in Parliament as a last-ditch effort to block Bulgaria’s path to the euro. We will not support this vote of no confidence, in line with our consistent policy that Bulgaria should achieve this high national goal, seen as the final brick in the European structure," Atanasov commented.

"Of course, we will use the debate around the no-confidence vote to express some of our views regarding the implementation of the state budget, because it turns out that our warnings at the time of the budget’s adoption were well-founded—namely, that the projected revenues and expectations were overly ambitious and are now proving unattainable," he added.