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It would be smarter to open a museum in central Sofia – a restoration of a grocery from the times of Communism. With half-empty shelves, a humble selection of products and a grumpy shop assistant who says no, there is no meat.

Nikolay Valkanov, executive director of the Modern Trade Association, on the opening of state-owned groceries across Bulgaria

All that was left of Sofia's supposed dream team are the dreams. The rats have abandoned ship. Only the mayor and his banner have remained.

Boyko Borisov, GERB leader, on Sofia's mayor Vasil Terziev

Bulgarian tourism is very reliable in regards to technical maintenance when it comes to inspection and control. This will become clear from the inspections that will be carried out.

Rumen Draganov, Director of the Institute for Analyses and Evaluation in Tourism, after an 8-year-old boy died in an accident with badly secured beach attraction, in Nesebar

Some plots are in villages that have not existed for 60 years. One of these was on the bottom of a dam.

Data analyst Boyan Yurukov on the 4,400 state properties that the government is planning to sell off. Apartments, beaches, sea capes, dams and ancient ruins, such as Sofia's Roman amphitheatre, are also in the list

The government is inventing scandals to obfuscate its helplessness in tackling inflation and selling 'useless' state properties.

President Rumen Radev

A bunch of leftwing parties, headed by a populist president, are fighting to protect rundown state properties.

Boyko Borisov, GERB leader

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