A bill to change the personal assistance law will be withdrawn, mothers of children with disabilities and the bill's sponsors from Progressive Bulgaria (PB) told reporters after a meeting at the Finance Ministry in Sofia. A wide public debate will follow.
Deputy prime minister and finance minister Galab Donev, labour and social policy minister Natalia Efremova and Consumer Protection Commission chair Maya Manolova attended the meeting.
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Maria Todorova of PB said a debate is needed to find the best balance in employment terms for mothers of children with disabilities and for personal assistants who care for older people.
Neli Dimitrova of "The System Is Killing Us" said she and Donev agreed the law should be withdrawn in its current form. She said it is a sensitive issue for both mothers and people with disabilities.
"We won this law with blood, and it cannot be touched lightly without a wide public debate and agreement," Dimitrova said.
Prime minister Rumen Radev said in Dublin that proposals will be made to let mothers choose more freely how to arrange their employment relations with the state.
The mothers' representatives say they are not ready for any concessions.