site.btaTISP Deputy Floor Leader Balabanov: Logical Thing Happened, Bulgaria Takes Rightful Place in Europe's Heart

The logical thing happened and Bulgaria took its place in the heart of Europe with dignity, Stanislav Balabanov, Deputy Floor Leader of There Is Such a People (TISP), told journalists here on Tuesday. In his words, the euro area is not only a currency, it is a sign of trust and a chance for a country like Bulgaria to show that it can be part of the developed European countries. 
 
He was commenting on the news that Bulgaria has gotten the final green light to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026.

From now on, what is more important and what matters for TISP is what will happen in Bulgaria, Balabanov said further. "Because we have to ensure that Bulgarian citizens will not pay for this transition with inflation, price increases or speculation," he explained. "We will do our best, as long as there is a working government, institutions, stability, to guarantee the security of the people, this is the point for which we are in this National Assembly and part of the government," he noted. 

"A day like today is historic because Bulgaria is completing the circle of EU integration and somewhere here the transition ends," he also said. The huge compromise that TISP made by becoming part of this government is paying off today for one reason or another, he believes. "Any political party that comes in to govern comes in with a legislative programme, to govern under the Constitution within four years. The legislative programme that we drew up with the BSP and GERB at the very beginning of the negotiations was for four years and I hope, if the other parties show such responsibility, that a full term in office will be achieved," Balabanov said in reply to a question about the horizon of the Zhelyazkov Government. "One of our main things is not to allow someone, somewhere to play with people's fears," Balabanov stressed.