An open letter to Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

Sofia, September 14, 2018

GENERAL BOYKO BORISOV

MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

CHAIRMAN OF PP GERB

DEAR MINISTER-PRESIDENT,

We would like to express our support for the acting Deputy Minister of Economy, Mr. Alexander Manolev.

In our previous joint work with him in his capacity as Deputy Minister of Economy, we have achieved very good results, which are due to his exceptional expert training, including in elite European educational institutions, his knowledge of European and global experience and his responsiveness in dealing with the businesses we represent.

We are confident that he will make a very good Minister for Transport, Information Technology and Communications, given all the above.

Therefore, we do not believe that you should give in to pressure from dubious circles and groups that have nothing to do with the industry, and even on the contrary - some even have a sustainable trend in the past, related to bankruptcies and irretrievable losses of positions both in our country and abroad.

Just as taking political responsibility is an important element of politics, so asserting political priorities should be a core part of the toolkit of any major and respectable party.

With respect,

Eugene Ivanov

Executive Director and

Member of the Management Board of KRIB