'Don’t Want to Work Here? We’ll Hire Foreign Doctors for $500!' - Bulgarian MP to Young Medics

During a session of the parliamentary Health Committee, MP Toshko Yordanov from the “There is Such a People” (ITN) party made a series of controversial remarks aimed at medical students and young doctors in Bulgaria protesting for better pay and conditions. According to him, if these young professionals are unwilling to work under the current terms in Bulgaria, the state may resort to hiring foreign specialists who would accept a monthly salary of 500 dollars - the maximum the government can offer.

Yordanov criticized the young medics, stating they were not experienced and that some of them were still students....