Party leader and former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev described Barroso's decision as "a slap in the face" and the first major defeat for successor Boyko Borisov's centre-right cabinet in its dealings with Brussels.
Lider stranke i bivši premijer Sergej Stanišev opisao je Barozovu odluku kao "šamar" i prvi veliki poraz za vladu desnog centra njegovog naslednika Bojka Borisova u saradnji sa Briselom.