Pseudo-environmentalists are very interested in “protecting” the nature in this way, while money from both the EU and the state budget is lining their pockets. The environmental network in Bulgaria and its representatives,Toma Belev, Andrey Kovachev, Lyubomir Kostadinov, Konstantin Ivanov etc. are bound together in various projects
If you follow up the recent dispute on a second cabin lift in Bansko, you should be clear that neither it nor the development of ski tourism in our country as a whole, are actually environmental issues, but fundamentally different concepts on the economic development of Bulgaria. The last protests and counter protests only brought out the painful truth which the Greens have been trying to hide for years. Their screaming and wailing for the Pirin Mountain are not at all related to the nature conservation, although many young people sincerely believe in that. The published concessionaire’s plans have shown that the new lift goes on or through already existing routes, with five trees planned to be afforested for each one cut,and that the ski zone has always been allocated to 2, not to 48%, of the Pirin Mountain. So, then why do we discuss overbuilding in the mountain, concrete and other such nonsense? It is very easy to mislead a handful of young people concerned about the nature. Undoubtedly, they sincerely believe that by going out on the streets of the capital they contribute to a greener and more beautiful Bulgaria. Alas, that's not the case. There are many times fewer ski facilities per 1000 sq.km. here in Bulgaria compared to almost all other European countries developing ski tourism. Many times fewer here and yet they continue to develop there!Who is interested in things staying like that?
Toma Belev, the notorious former Head of the Vitosha Park,was a candidate of Hristo Ivanov’s, “Yes, Bulgaria” for Kardzhali and Sofia last year. This is his second attempt to enter politics. The first one was unsuccessful. He was then a MEP candidate for the Green Party of Aleksandar Karakachanov. During the last parliamentary elections, “Yes, Bulgaria” did not qualify and Belev did not even get a seat in the Parliament. Just for your information Hristo Ivanov's nephew, Lyubomir Kostadinov, works with Toma Belev's wife - Veselina Kavrakova, who manages the Bulgarian branch of the WWF. In 2012, Belev received the WWF international award for contributions to nature conservation. No wonder, because this “environmentalist” defends only their interests and not the Bulgarian ones. Bulgaria is extremely suitable for the development of winter tourism and it will undoubtedly attract thousands of skiers with the good conditions and low prices. This will definitely hit the ski business in Switzerland and Italy. In the most recent years, following the imminent threat of a terrorist attacks in Western Europe, the flow of tourists to the Balkans has dramatically increased. And this is not because of the ridiculous attempts of the Sand Queen, Minister Nikolina Angelkova, but just because people realized that it is safer, better and cheaper in our country. That’s what will happen if we develop the tourism in our winter resorts. That's exactly why the Bulgarian pseudo-environmentalists are doing their best to sabotage the development of Bansko, Borovets, Vitosha, Pamporovo… They are holding out to those who offer more money, and for now they are the foreign organizations. The pseudo-environmentalists are very interested in “protecting” the nature in this way, while money from both the EU and the state budget is lining their pockets. The environmental network in our country and its representatives, Toma Belev, Andrey Kovachev, Lyubomir Kostadinov, Konstantin Ivanov, etc. are bound together in various projects. Only in 2016, for example, they split some 100 million between themselves under the “Environment” operational programme. And what can we say about Belev himself, who has become infamous for the fact that his company won, in 2013, a procurement for dolphin counting in the Black Sea, without a competitive tendering procedure. But what about the money spent on counting mosquitoes on the Danube river …? [caption id="attachment_140194" align="aligncenter" width="470"]
Photo: Moreto.net[/caption] Millions have been credited to the environmental organizations for years and their only contribution is to sabotage the Bulgarian economic projects. For the moment they are very successful in doing this. So, the scandals about Bansko, for the moment, bring successonly to the pseudo-right wing of Hristo Ivanov, which is trying to rise from the ashes, presumably protecting environmental interests and at the same time continuing to raise money on operational and any other programs. And not just to rise but rather to reign again, on the native political scene, especially after upholding Borisov 2 office for years – Hristo Ivanov was a minister of his cabinet and a humble servant and now he is a fierce critic of Borisov ... Oh, good Lord! 
