The Prime Minister: Our fuel prices are lower than those in the Balkans, but we cannot control them

Fuel prices in Bulgaria depend on the regional market. This was said by Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, who answered questions from citizens during a live broadcast on "Facebook". Anyone who looks at the prices in Romania and Greece will see that in Bulgaria they are a little lower than those in Romania and much lower than those in Greece, commented the Prime Minister and added that "we cannot control the prices".

Two or three months ago, the price of oil in the international markets was below 70 dollars per barrel, and now it is 90 dollars. The price of oil affects that of fuels, said Denkov. According to him, Bulgaria can get out of the derogation without changing fuel prices. If drastic changes are made, quite dark scenarios can be realized, the Prime Minister also said.

According to him, the state debt compared to the gross domestic product is about 20 percent and remains more or less at the same level.

"We don't see any direct threat to Bulgarian ports," Denkov said. One can see a desire to block part of the economic zone that is outside the territorial waters, he added. We are working with our neighbors - Romania and Turkey, and information has been submitted to NATO structures. The warning has been raised at the highest level that attempts are being made to turn the Black Sea into a "Russian lake", explained the Prime Minister and added that Bulgaria must develop its Naval Forces.