Radoslav Ribarski from We Continue the Change demanded criminal prosecution over the Botas contract while condemning institutional failures after Black Sea flooding killed four people. The deputy Energy Committee chairman said the government allocated 43 million leva for ravine cleanup following previous Tsarevo disasters, but funds remained unused despite available resources under the Operational Program Environment.
Ribarski endorsed halting Russian gas transit through Bulgaria after Moscow designated European Union members as enemy states. He recalled European Commission directives requiring termination of short-term contracts by 2026, and cited his party's proposal for energy contributions on remaining supplies before the 2028 deadline.
The lawmaker highlighted that parliamentary investigators forwarded their Botas report to the National Security Agency 18 months ago without a response. He accused President Rumen Radev of appointing officials who signed the agreement, and backed Vasil Terziev's concession proposal as the sole viable solution for Toplofikatsiya Sofia's debt crisis.
Ribarski endorsed halting Russian gas transit through Bulgaria after Moscow designated European Union members as enemy states. He recalled European Commission directives requiring termination of short-term contracts by 2026, and cited his party's proposal for energy contributions on remaining supplies before the 2028 deadline.
The lawmaker highlighted that parliamentary investigators forwarded their Botas report to the National Security Agency 18 months ago without a response. He accused President Rumen Radev of appointing officials who signed the agreement, and backed Vasil Terziev's concession proposal as the sole viable solution for Toplofikatsiya Sofia's debt crisis.
