We had a very good discussion with Christian Lindner.

This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev after a meeting with his German counterpart Christian Lindner in Sofia.

According to Vassilev, it was focused on several topics.

"The first was about Germany's ability to support our efforts at Kapitan Andreevo with German customs staff.

The second was related to the possibility of Bulgaria joining the eurozone in 2024 and the support of our colleagues in this direction, "he explained.

Asen Vassilev will meet today with his German counterpart

"We also discussed the agreement to support the development of the two administrations with a focus on public procurement procedures.

We also talked about the possibility for the Anti-Money Laundering Agency and the European Public Prosecutor's Office to have enhanced powers and to be in a country that has a very strong policy in this area, such as Germany, said Asen Vassilev

Asen Vassilev is Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism from March 12 to May 29, 2013. By decree of.

For his part, Lindner thanked for the exchange of experience and stressed that the two countries always have common strategic goals and perspectives, which together they try to achieve.

"We congratulate Bulgaria on the stability of public finances.

We can only learn from the Bulgarian experience ", added the German Minister of Finance.

"I am extremely impressed by the achievements of the Bulgarian side in terms of modernization of the state administration and its inclusion in European processes related to the forthcoming accession to the euro area.

We also appreciate the fight of the Bulgarian authorities against corruption and they can always count on our support in this direction ", said Christian Lindner.

Asen Vassilev