Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov invites protesters for talks on Friday

PM Kiril Petkov
Photo: BGNES

"I am very sorry that I am in quarantine, because I would be happy to go and talk to the people in the square." This was stated by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Kiril Petkov regarding the protest organized by the Vazrazhdane party in front of Bulgaria's National Assembly which started at lunch today. 
Petkov said he respected the right of citizens to protest, as he himself has participated in a number of demonstrations as a citizen. 

"Some of the protesters do not believe in the measures, do not believe in Covid-19," he said, and offered to meet with them on Friday, when he will be out of quarantine to discuss a new model for overcoming the next wave, bTV reported.

The prime minister was adamant that the green certificate would not be revoked, but expressed concern that hospitals would not have the capacity to meet more coronavirus patients. He said that if more than 80% of intensive care beds became occupied, additional measures would have to be taken.





Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria to build balancing power plants in the Balkans

Increasing energy connectivity between countries in the region of Southeast Europe will reduce electricity prices, increase competitiveness and security of supply . This was stated by Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov at the Energy Summit, organized by the..

published on 2/26/25 10:36 AM

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev speaks with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Bulgaria

The common will and economic potential of the two countries are important prerequisites for the upward development of bilateral relations, said President Rumen Radev at a meeting with the Ambassador of Vietnam Do Hoang Long . The meeting was also..

published on 2/26/25 10:15 AM
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (right) and the secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization visits Bulgaria

The prospects for developing the significant potential of tourism in Bulgaria were discussed at a meeting between the Bulgarian Head of State Rumen Radev and the Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili. The..

published on 2/26/25 9:15 AM