Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov: There is no Reason to Resign after the EP Elections

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is categorical that he has no reason to resign after the European Parliament elections.

"First, these are European elections. In addition, we gave 9 million only for machine vote. An election is over 53-54 million, to make new elections, and October elections - 160 million to give for elections, we have to be cautious ... "he argues before bTV.

Borisov also commented that he is not worried about the future of Europe after these elections. "Europe has always been right. Europe has always been predictable. Some people are now pretending nationalists, but after going to Brussels everything changes. I rather worry about what Viktor Orban has done - he has dropped his support for Manfred Weber, "the GERB leader said.

He announced he trusts his agriculture minister Rumen Porozhanov and would not make him resign because of the revelation that his family bought a flat 15 years ago at a significantly lower market price. Resignation, however, will come if it turns out that the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food has committed breaches in the guest houses funded with EU funds.

The prime minister's comment comes after a publication in the Trud daily, which shows that in 2004 the family of Porozhanov acquired an apartment of 240 sq.m for the amount of 54 000 BGN.

Borisov said he had called Porozhanov, who told him it was a bargain during which he was not in a high post and declared everything in 2009 when he became the head of the Cabinet of the then Finance Minister Simeon Djankov .

"The man said," I am ready to resign! ", Borisov said, but he was categorical:" 2004 was another government if it was illegal they should have had him arrested and judged. "

At the same time, the prime minister...