For us, both Kiril and Asen are the ones who started the change a year ago.

Both of them proved that the most important thing for them and for the entire Bulgarian society is to stop the thefts so that there is more income for the people.

With this simple mission, we won the last election.

Asen Vassilev currently has a very difficult mission.

Together with him, we need to find out whether there is a majority in the Bulgarian parliament that is not afraid to stop the thefts.

This was stated in the studio of "The Day Begins with Georgi Ljubenov" by the Minister of Innovation and Growth in resignation Daniel Laurer

Daniel Laurer graduated in Computer Science and Business Administration from Tel Aviv University.

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Tremors in the 465 coalition

He is optimistic that there will be a government soon.

The question is, under the leadership of Assen, whether we can in one week convince a few more deputies to think about the future of our children, that a global recession is coming and Bulgaria must have a stable government, he added.

He did not comment on whether negotiations are underway with separate names such as Victoria Vasileva and Elena Guncheva.

In his words, Kiril Petkov will be an "active part of the change management", but the final decision will be Vassilev's when he assembles the cabinet.

First, however, it is important to negotiate the policies with DB, BSP and the independent MPs.

Laurer is adamant that they are not looking for positions for anyone before they can assemble a governing majority.

According to him, the reasons for the vote on finances and the economy are absolutely untenable and there are no such reasons, because Asen Vassilev managed the state finances quite well despite the triple crisis - inflation, pandemic and war.

Laurer warned that without parliament, the money from Brussels under the Recovery Plan will not come.

He stated that it was not discussed in new elections whether they would make common lists with DB.

According to him, yesterday, when handing over the mandate, the president responded to the messages of change, that if they do not make reforms quickly enough, the status quo will claim the state back.

"I want to believe that the presidential institution stands behind the people and unites them," he said.

Russian diplomats

Laurer also said that the decision about the Russian diplomats has been made and there is no turning back.

The Bulgarian interest is that there is no interference from the Russian side in our economy and politics.

"If there is something we have shown in the last 1 year, it is that we are not afraid. We are not afraid to take responsibility for difficult decisions. Especially for the expulsion of Russian residents - this is not a one-man decision. There was also a Council on security, the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also supported by the result of the work of the services. The really important question is why this did not happen years ago. They have been here for years and have been tolerated by Bulgarian administrations. Our economic relations with Russia have long not assumed the presence of such personnel here. No one had the courage to defend the Bulgarian interest. Bulgaria finally took a stand," said Daniel Laurer

Daniel Laurer graduated in Computer Science and Business Administration from Tel Aviv University.

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Reciprocity is a mechanism that allows us to send them back to where they came from.

If we wanted full reciprocity, several more should have been expelled, since Bulgaria only has 15 diplomats in Moscow.

The very nature of their mission is appalling and it has been tolerated for so many years, fumed the outgoing innovation minister.

Laurer interpreted the comments about the duration of the office of Eleonora Mitrofanova as interference in the internal affairs of Bulgaria by an ambassador of a foreign country, which is unacceptable.

Laurer believes that no lasting economic relationships will be affected.

"Russia has long been no longer as important an economic and cultural partner for Bulgaria as in the nostalgic past. The EU has long been the largest investor in the Bulgarian economy, after Bulgarian citizens who pay our taxes. Russian tourists are no longer the most important for Bulgaria, Russian oil is not going to be top of mind for the refinery any time soon," Laurer said.

Russia cut off our gas, as a result of which Bulgaria has diversified sources of gas.

We thank Russia's aggressive diplomacy, which helps us to emancipate ourselves from them, he added.

According to him, "Lukoil - Burgas" will be able to process other types of oil from other sources, if this becomes necessary due to an aggressive policy on the part of Russia.

However, it is dangerous if the Kozloduy NPP runs out of Russian nuclear fuel, because the fuel certification processes are long and the Bulgarian government will have to think about where to get fuel from.

But we have fuel for at least a year or two, so this is not an urgent problem, reassured the resigned minister.

North Macedonia

Regarding North Macedonia, Laurer said: "the government is again correcting a defect of the past years - diplomacy that did not exist".

No one understood what Bulgaria wanted from the RSM.

Regarding the French proposal, he said that no one will do our work completely - the next Bulgarian administrations must look out for our interest, if a veto should be imposed again, if things get out of control.

Laurer specified that the government and the institutions continue their work until the next government is appointed.

The tremors in the coalition

Daniel Laurer