Cabinet Unveils 2030 Program; Neo-Nazi Networks Spark Concern
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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev's cabinet has officially adopted its comprehensive government program, outlining key areas and constitutional and economic model changes until 2030. This includes specific policy adjustments such as a new hospital payment model and a proposal to appoint a military doctor to lead the National Health Insurance Fund. The government also withdrew candidates for European Prosecutor previously selected by the GERB party.
Meanwhile, new details have surfaced in the corruption probe against Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev, with a secret witness testimony regarding an alleged bribe. Adding to social concerns, reports indicate that Russian neo-Nazi networks are operating freely within Bulgaria. The country is also grappling with a tragic child abuse case, with a severely beaten five-year-old remaining in critical condition.
On a positive note, Bulgarian doctors achieved a significant medical breakthrough by successfully transplanting organs from a single donor to three different patients, including a combined liver and kidney transplant at the Military Medical Academy. In economic news, Takeaway.com is exiting the Bulgarian market, and the growth of average salaries has slowed. The Minister of Defense also clarified that no live firing or heavy equipment will be used at the NATO Kabile base, while London postponed sanctions against LUKOIL's Bulgarian companies.