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34 Bulgarian families living in a complex at our embassy in the Czech Republic are worried about staying on the streets during the holidays.
A few days ago, our compatriots realized that they had to vacate state housing before December 31st.
Following an investigation by bTV, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva suspended the decision to leave and ordered an investigation into the case.
Diplomats, professors, graduates and students live with their families in the state complex 5 blocks from our mission in Prague. Some of them are over 15 years old and re-sign a contract every year. That was until a few days ago, when the manager told them that they would not complete a new one starting in January.
“On December 18, I received a phone call that was not approved, in a sentence, without arguments or reasons,” says Galin Bozhkov.
Another resident of the complex, Antoaneta Yaneva, added that, according to the ambassador, the order came from Sofia.
There are 34 apartments to vacate.
Following a question from bTV, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a response: “After hearing about your case, Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva ordered the eviction of the apartments by the tenants to be suspended. It is absurd and inhumane for people who have lived in the same house for years to be notified 12 days in advance that they have to leave it, during the Christmas and New Year holidays, ”the statement said.
The Bulgarian ambassador to the Czech Republic, Yordan Parvanov, explained that the State Property Law does not allow rental relationships for more than 10 years, adding that there are inquiries about the houses of other Bulgarians. However, he assured that there will be a grace period of months before leaving.
“We are looking for all possibilities to prevent this from happening under current conditions, that is, a pandemic, under conditions now on vacation,” he said.
Stakeholders insist on specific reasons for the decision to leave.
