The government's program will be published within a few days along with a White Paper on the inheritance from the previous government, according to information released by Veselin Bliznakov, deputy floor leader of the National Movement Simeon II (NMSII) on Sunday.

This information was announced at a closing press conference after the end of a two-day working meeting of the parliamentary groups of NMSII and the Movement For Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and the Council of Ministers at the ski-resort of Pamporovo.

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg opened the forum saying that this is the first step towards closer cooperation between the coalition partners, the NMSII and the MRF.

Remarks about an observed consolidation between the partners in the ruling coalition, and the growth of confidence between them were reiterated by Ljutvi Mestan, an MRF MP. According to him, the meeting showed that the two movements speak the same political language when assessing and analyzing the political reality in the country. "We have a fair and loyal coalition partner with which we will fulfill our mission to rule the country in the next four years," Mestan said.

"After this first working meeting, we are much more convinced about the successful completion of our four-year mandate," Bliznakov said.

According to statements made by representatives of the NMSII, the first 100 days of the government have been successful. Kostadin Paskalev, minister of regional development and public works, said that contemplated legislative changes will bring financial decentralization and independence to the municipalities. "The options for change include amendments to the Constitution, the basic tax laws or the law on local taxes and charges," he said.

Ognian Gerdjikov, National Assembly speaker, said that they have promised to deal with the law relating to secret police files separately, and will do so. He added that it is yet to be discussed whether the files of the communist era secret services will ultimately be destroyed or whether there will be changes in the law on access to the files.

The government's law-making program includes 24 bills, which will enter the plenary chamber by the end of December. "Eighteen of these bills are top priority and should be passed before the end of the year in view of the requirements for concordance of the Bulgarian and European legislations," Gerdjikov explained.

Foreign Minister Solomon Passi said that high unemployment, the trade deficit, the inefficient fight against crime and corruption, the judiciary, a need for new tax legislation, poor social integration of Roma people and human smuggling rings, may prove to be stumbling blocks for Bulgaria's aspirations to join the EU and NATO.