Bulgarian Minister of Defense Nikolay Nenchev said there were no plans for Bulgarian participation in the planned deployment of NATO forces in Baltic countries and Poland. NATO framework nations will have a leading role in that region, the Minister added. Speaking about the Black Sea region, Minister Nenchev reiterated NATO’s concerns over military imbalance in the region, but said the issue would be thoroughly discussed in October. "Under the Montreux Convention, warships of foreign non-Black Sea countries can stay for no more than 21 days in the Black Sea, so if there was an intitiave for increased NATO presence in the region, it would probably happen on the principle of rotation," Nenchev added.
The Bulgaria army will make up for the lack of personnel but not immediately. For 2025, we have money to hire only 1,000 new soldiers, said Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov before the relevant parliamentary committee. The committee supported the..
Bulgaria remains a net exporter of electricity and one of the pillars of the energy system in Southeast Europe. Electricity exports exceed imports by 3.1% in 2024. According to this indicator, the country ranks 11th in Europe. Among the..
At a ceremony at the Vytautas Magnus University in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas , the rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Prof. Georgi Valchev, accepted the rotating presidency of the international university alliance..
The President of the “Renew Europe” group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, called on the European Commission to urgently send a mission to..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range between 6 and 11°C across the country. Along the Black Sea coast, they will reach 13 to 16°C , while in Sofia..
Legislative amendments banning individuals sanctioned under the global Magnitsky law from holding senior government or party positions will likely be..
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