Novinite: Bulgarian PM Assuages Shale Gas, ACTA Fears

Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, has vowed to not revise the ban on hydrofracking until Bulgarian people have even one single worry about exploration of shale gas in the country.

Borisov made the statement in an interview for the State TV BNT in answering a question from the host if he would retreat from the ban if US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, asks him to do so, during her visit to Sofia Sunday.

"I will tell Hillary that the American company Chevron had a hectic approach and downplayed fears of Bulgarian people over the exploration and extraction of shale gas. I told Bulgarians as early as the summer that I will not allow a study that will harm the environment," said he.  MORE