TO MR BOYKO BORISOV PRIME MINISTER OF BULGARIA MR DIMITUR RADEV GOVERNOR OF THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL BANK COPY: MR VLADISLAV GORANOV MINISTER OF FINANCE

Subject : Take the necessary steps for applying for accession of Bulgaria into the ERM – II / ERM II /

 

Dear Mr. Borisov,
DEAR MR Radev,

Conducted numerous public debates in connection with the Bulgarian presidency of the European Council reaffirmed the need to immediately initiate all necessary procedures for accession of Bulgaria to the ERM II, and accelerate all preparatory steps for subsequent accession to the Eurozone.

As you informed on these issues nationally represented employers and trade unions have expressed their categorical common positions, incl. in November 2014, in the accepted opinion of the Economic and Social Council of December 2017 and other self-declarations.

In a letter to you on 14.06.2018, the social partners proposed holding an emergency meeting on repeatedly stated commitments to quickly join the ERM II. The busy schedule of the Bulgarian presidency of the European Council clearly hampered the timely holding of this meeting and full discussion in our proposed format.

Insofar as these matters are highly attractive both for our members and for the whole society, the institutions of legislative and executive power, banking and actions in key areas of responsibilities exercised policies, hereby reiterate strong support of all social partners in the face of nationally representative organizations of workers and employers in Bulgaria, a Bulgarian official presentation of the candidacy to join the ERM II, immediately after etc. Key Bulgarian presidency of the European Council in the first week of. July 2018

In this regard, we express again the expectations of the social partners to take all necessary steps immediately within the responsibilities and powers of the Government and National Bank, and requested preliminary positions.

 

BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL CAPITAL ASSOCIATION

BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION

BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

CONFEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS AND INDUSTRIALISTS IN BULGARIA

THE CONFEDERATION OF LABOUR PODKREPA

CONFEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT SYNDICATES IN BULGARIA