The caretaker Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kirill Petkov announced today the composition of the future government, which will have five vice-presidents and ministers appointed by the four coalition partners: We continue the change (CC), There is such a people (TISP), Bulgarian ) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB).
The composition of the new government follows:
Prime Minister: Kirill Petkov
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance: Assen Vassilev
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Government Efficiency: Kalina Konstantinova
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Industry: Cornelia Ninova
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and Public Works: Grozdan Karadzov
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Environment and Water: Borislav Sandov
Minister of the Interior: Boyko Raskov (CC)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Teodora Gencowska (TISP)
Minister of Defense: Stefan Janev (CC)
Minister for Labor and Social Policy: Georgy Gyokov (BSP)
Minister for Justice: Nadezhda Yordanova (DB)
Minister for Education and Science: Nikolai Dedov (CC)
Minister of Health: Asena Serbezova (CC)
Minister of Culture: Atanas Atanasov (CC)
Minister of Agriculture: Ivan Ivanov (BSP)
Minister for Transport and Telecommunications: Nikolai Subbev (CC)
Minister for Innovation and Development: Daniel Lorer (CC)
Minister of Digital Governance: Bozidar Bozanov (DB)
Minister of Energy: Alexander Nikolov (TISP)
Minister of Tourism: Christo Prodanov (BSP)
Minister of Sports: Radostin Vassilev (TISP)
In statements following the government’s announcement, Petkov said his motto was “Zero tolerance for corruption and full transparency.”
“Our ambition is to exercise the rule of Bulgaria for four years,” he said.
Asked how his stated intention to cut administration was combined with an increase in the number of ministries, Petkov said there would be more ministries but no staffing, adding that the ministries would work heavily with existing staff. “Our idea is to reduce the administrative burden on businesses and citizens and we are not going to increase the staff of the administration. The reason there are more ministries is that we want to improve the efficiency of the government,” he said.
Answering another question about his government’s policy towards northern Macedonia, Petkov said that the Bulgarian position “remains as it is but what we want is to make progress”. ‘We do not want to continue with the slogans on both sides of the border. “We want to sit down together, work in groups in different areas and ensure that we move forward in good neighborly relations through joint work and good communication,” Petkov said.
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