After five days of protests and roadblocks by energy workers and miners who disagreed with the territorial plans for a just transition to a carbon-neutral economy, protesters and government officials in the person of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, ministers and MPs sat down today at the negotiating table for tough 7-hour negotiations. As a result, the protesters and the government signed an agreement. The parliamentary forces became the guarantor of the agreement. However, it became clear that the document was not signed by all representatives of the protesters. It is still unclear whether the roadblocks in the country will be lifted.
''The state will not administratively close coal-fired power plants. They will operate freely. The market will decide which ones will remain", Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said at a briefing after the meeting. The agreement consists of 7 points. Tomorrow, it will be submitted to the National Assembly where it will be put to a vote. Nikolay Denkov reiterated that the government had sent the Territorial Plans at the end of September so that Bulgaria does not violate the deadlines set by the European Commission and is not deprived of the relevant financial resources. Negotiations with the European Commission will start from now, Premier Denkov assured and expressed hope that this would unblock the process of negotiations between the energy workers and miners and the government.
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