Bulgaria ranks 67th in terms of military power in the annual "Global Firepower" report that assesses the military power of 142 countries, as the rank depends on a variety of factors ranging from the variety of weapons and available manpower to geographic location and financial strength, BGNES has reported. The USA, Russia, China and India occupy the first places, while Ukraine ranks 22nd.
Among the countries of the Balkan region that are ahead of Bulgaria, one can see Greece - 27th, Romania - 38th, Serbia - 61st, Croatia - 62nd.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev cancelled the meeting, scheduled for today, of the National Tripartite Council on the draft budget for 2006 after, in an unprecedented move, businesses decided not to take..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among them a direct link Bucharest-Sofia-Athens. According to the plan, using the trans-European..
President Rumen Radev has returned for a new discussion in parliament the adopted legal amendments, according to which the sale of assets of Russian company Lukoil in the country will take place after a decision of the Council of..
Birth rate in Bulgaria has decreased by 33% over the past three decades. In 1994, 79,442 live births were registered in the country, while in 2024 the..
The police have neutralized an organized crime group that transported migrants from Burgas through Sofia to the Serbian border, Sofia..
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on..
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