The information becomes clear from a protocol signed by the principal of the state company – Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Pulev. The document has been published in the Commercial Register, and at the moment the change has not yet been entered, and the legal term of three days is awaited, reports Mediapool.
From the data in the Commercial Register, it is also clear that a decision was made to completely change the management of DCK. Daniela Uzunova, Zdravko Shushkov and Borislav Andonov are expected to join the new board of directors.
During Hristov’s mandate as energy minister, Bulgaria signed a contract with the Turkish company “Botash” for the transmission of natural gas, which, according to public data, costs the country nearly BGN 1 million per day. The fee is due regardless of whether quantities of gas are transferred, and the term of the contract is 13 years, and its termination is possible upon payment of the entire amount due.
Despite criticism that the agreement was disadvantageous for Bulgaria, after its signing, Hristov defined it as a “historic moment”. He attended the ceremony in Turkey, his signature appearing under some of the documents. Both Hristov and Prime Minister Rumen Radev rejected the claims that the contract was unprofitable and defined the criticism as a “political attack”.
In recent years, several governments have said they are trying to renegotiate the terms of the agreement, but so far without success.
On the subject of the contract with the Turkish company “Botash”, Energy Minister Iva Petrova announced on May 21 that Bulgaria is about to start a new round of talks with the Turkish side with the aim of finding a “working and balanced solution”. She said that her team is analyzing already sent proposals, prepared by the previous minister Traicho Traikov, and that a meeting between the two sides is coming, at which the initial Bulgarian position will be presented. The goal is to reach a mutually acceptable solution to the contract. Deputy Minister Kiril Temelkov said that the agreement remains a tool that can be activated if necessary, depending on the country’s needs.
Last year, the Anti-Corruption Commission entered Rosen Hristov’s apartmentas well as in the companies “Bulgargaz”, “Bulgartransgaz” in connection with the “Botash” contract.
The “State Consolidation Company” (SCC) is a one-person joint-stock company with 100% state participation in the capital, registered in accordance with the Commercial Law. The rights of the state as sole proprietor are exercised by the Minister of Economy.
The company is the owner or majority shareholder in 16 commercial companies, united in two main groups – strategic enterprises and companies in the process of restructuring. Among them are “Vazovsky Machine-Building Plants”, “Kintex”, “Montazhi”, “Avionams” and “LB Bulgaricum”, as well as other companies from the defense and industrial spheres.
