Former Ministers of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha gathered in Vrana
The King has a notary deed for the island of St. Thomas, but he never asked for it, Solomon Passy announced
04 September 2018,
Former Ministers of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha gathered in Vrana
Former ministers in the government of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the Triple coalition gathered in Vrana Palace to decide "how to help" after a day ago the Sofia City Court ruled that Vrana Palace was state-owned. The informal gathering was attended by Milen Velchev, Prof. Daniel Valchev, Nikolay Vassilev, Mehmed Dikme, Lawyer Assen Oshanov, Maxim Behar, Solomon Passy, Attorney Anton Stankov and others. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha himself is abroad and has not been present, Dir.Bg reports.
"Now let the Prime Minister Borisov deal with the case after so many years is not done, otherwise I expect Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to continue to seek his rights as owner of property in Bulgaria before the court in Strasbourg," Finance Minister Vladimir Karolev said. According to him, the royal properties are not subject to restitution, as they have never been managed by the state. Karolev quotes Chapter 11 of the Turnovo Constitution, according to which "state property belongs to the Bulgarian kingdom and can not be enjoyed by either the princes or their relatives, the way in which such estates are relinquished and the disposition of their income must be determined by law, and they should be governed by a minister. "
Former Minister of State Administration Nikolay Vassilev said that his collections with his colleagues in Vrana at the King were not new. "We are gathering at Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Many people ask me how the king is, and they are surprised when he says he lives in Bulgaria." After 30 years of democracy, the transition could not end yet, he said.
Solomon Passy, who is also close to the royal family, told that island of St. Thomas is also Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because he has such a notary deed but has never asked for it.