Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and Dimitar Berbatov meet students from Bourgas to discuss young people’s problems and their ideas about change

Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and Dimitar Berbatov meet students from Bourgas to discuss young people's problems and their ideas about change

06.03.2026

Students from the Transport Vocational Highschool in Bourgas entered the Council of Ministers Meeting Room. Their visit is part of their initiative to know how the institutions that run the State function. In the Meeting Room they were welcomed by Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and by his advisor on youth and sports Dimitar Berbatov. The Prime Minister had previously seen the students in the National Assembly where they watched a parliamentary sitting.

The job of some MPs is to produce political make-believes and to create confusion so as to say "they are all of the same breed", the Prime Minister said as he addressed the students. But not all are of the same breed. We were inspired by the protests in December when young people did not stay at home. These are people who will see to the country in the future. It is very important how they will develop while they are young. I am glad that Dimitar Berbatov accepted to be an advisor on youth and sports, Andrey Gurov said to the young people.

Dimitar Berbatov shared with the students his recipe for success: perseverance, determination, steadfastness. I have made my dream come true in front of everyone, I want to share my experience and my knowledge. Unity is important. Sometimes vanity and the greed for attention and success hinder communication. Your ideas must be well formulated and when you speak on behalf of everyone, they will carry greater weight, Dimitar Berbatov advised.

School lunch is one of the issues where the students want to see a change, so that the choice is not limited to a slice of pizza or a doner. A private example that the advisor on youth and sports gave was his two daughters who every day have a lunch that has been cooked by their mother. Dimitar Berbatov was firm that this is not a matter to be overlooked.

Nudge institutions and people. Don't take "no" for an answer. Be persistent and tough. You will be heard, as the people in the streets were heard. Dimitar Berbatov advised the students.

At the meeting with the students and with the headmaster and teachers from the Transport Vocational Highschool in Bourgas, Dimitar Berbatov's idea was discussed, viz. to open all gyms for sport to be practiced after the classes and to make them available to sports clubs. The high school is an example of how this can materialize for the sake of the development of mass children's sports.

Konstantin Georgiev, Chairman of the Student Council at the Transport Vocational Highschool, is also the Chairman of Student Committee of the Municipality of Bourgas. For a third year now, he has been trying to ensure that the ideas of young people are heard and accepted.

We see that every institution as such works flawlessly. When they have to cooperate, tension arises. With some MPs it is personal interest that prevails - who will pull the rug, and more party interest is observed rather than an effort to do what the people elected them to do. Therefore, it is important for the young individuals to be informed and make the right decisions, Konstantin Georgiev said.