The multinational joint military training PLATINUM LION 16-3, part of the BLACK SEA ROTATIONAL FORCE 16.1, started on Monday in Novo Selo military training ground. The training is held between May 9 and May 15 with the participation of 315 soldiers, oh whom 90 military men from the Bulgarian Armed Forces, 150 soldiers from the US Marine Infantry, 25 Romanian soldiers, 40 UK soldiers and 11 French military men. The Dacian Lynx 16 computer-assisted exercise for operational and tactical level staff training also started today in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. 250 military men from 11 NATO countries take part at that training.
“Five people from the parliamentary group are going to be “torn apart” during the voting for a cabinet but will, most probably, not give their support,” Ivelin Mihaylov, one of the founders of Velichie party said for the BNR. GERB-SDS..
In an analysis of the pension system in Bulgaria, the International Monetary Fund urges the country to raise pensions by raising social security contributions and doing away with the maximum insurable earnings. According to the analysis, pensions in..
Bulgarian tour operators and travel agents are hoping the new parliament will reconsider the decision to revert to the higher VAT (20%) for the industry as of 1 July. They are insisting that tourist packages be subject to 9% VAT until the end of..
“Five people from the parliamentary group are going to be “torn apart” during the voting for a cabinet but will, most probably, not give their..
The caretaker government has fulfilled its main task successfully – organizing fair and transparent elections for National Assembly and for European..
An orange code warning for dangerous precipitation has been issued for seven districts in Central Bulgaria. From midnight on Wednesday, precipitation and..
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