Economist and member of Democratic Bulgaria Martin Dimitrov predict that the European Commission may not allow the implementation of the Belene NPP project. In a position circulated to the media, he said he expects “particular rigor and attention from the EC, which has yet to initiate a ‘notification ‘ procedure.”

The former MP cites “seismic risks and new European legislation in this area” as major obstacles to the construction of the nuclear power plant. “We believe that it is quite possible for the EC to express a negative attitude, which will mean that in the meantime, hundreds of millions have been squandered at the expense of the taxpayer,” Martin Dimitrov writes, according to Novinite.

According to him, there is another problem related to Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s statement last week, who announced the closure of Kozloduy nuclear power plant. “We are extremely concerned. Authorities started talking about state guarantees, although they explained that there would be no such guarantees. No spokesman explained that state guarantees are a commitment to buy electricity for tens of years, passing the bill to consumers”, says Dimitrov.