On the second day of his official visit to Israel Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov will meet his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Yesterday Premier Borissov participated at the annual conference of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism held in the town of Herzliya. In his speech the Bulgarian Prime Minister called for joint efforts in the fight against terrorism. Premier Borissov pointed out that being an EU external border and a NATO member Bulgaria has made serious efforts to combat the spread of radical ideas. Boyko Borissov noted that the intelligence services of Bulgaria and Israel have achieved extraordinary synchronicity after the terrorist attack in Sarafovo in July 2012 which claimed lives of Bulgarian and Israeli citizens. Cooperation in security field will be on the agenda during the meeting between Premiers Borissov and Netanyahu.
A contract for the purchase of 35 electric multiple units (EMUs) has been signed at the Council of Ministers. This is the largest order placed by the Bulgarian state in the last 20 years and the largest investment in rolling stock, announced Transport..
If we delay and do not reorganize and modernize our arms industry, in 5-6 years it will be exotic for the European arms market. This is a major challenge", said Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov during the discussion “The Hague 2025:..
In 2024, Bulgaria spent USD 2.208 billion (3.964 billion BGN), or 2.04% of its GDP, on defense, reads the annual report of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. For the first time, the country has met the NATO target set in 2014, which requires each..
A peaceful civic protest under the motto “Protecting our children – car procession and blocking traffic on Danube Bridge” will take place on Saturday...
On Saturday lows will be between 5 and 10°C, around 7°C in Sofia. Before noon it will be mostly sunny and calm. In the afternoon there will be isolated..
Vice President Iliana Iotova is paying a visit to Grasse, France at the invitation of the town mayor Mayor Jerome Viaud and the local cultural..
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