BBC News | In pictures: Romania and Bulgaria, the view on the EU, Hristo Illiev

Hristo Illiev

Pensioner, 85, Plovdiv

I have had a very hard life. I was in a labour camp in Russia for seven years.

I was taught by life and won 17 medals.

Bulgaria is a very poor country, it will take a long time to catch up.

We need to change a lot, especially in agriculture and in terms of productivity.


In pictures: Romania and Bulgaria, the view on the EU

	Hristo Illiev Pensioner, 85, Plovdiv I have had a very hard life. I was in a labour camp in Russia for seven years. I was taught by life and won 17 medals. Bulgaria is a very poor country, it will take a long time to catch up. We need to change a lot, especially in agriculture and in terms of productivity.