With 140 votes "for" the parliament in Sofia adopted the start of the respective procedures for the opening of 3rd and 4th reactor of the atomic plant "Kozloduy". This was accomplished due to the support of independent deputies, the parliamentary group of movement "Napred" and separate representatives of BND, NDSV and "Ataka", as well as BSP and DPS.

Before the voting Olimpi Katev warned his colleagues from the parliamentary tribune that the support of this decision will be a "placing of a banana peeling" and blamed the supporters of the idea for restart of blocks 3 and 4 that they are practically withdrawing their signatures from Bulgaria`s EU accession contract.

"Obviously the atomic lobby of the President prevailed", Katev commented.

The ruling coalition and those that supported the decision received reproach from SDS and DSB as well.