The Ministry of Defence has not held any talks on the free provision of Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, reads a statement of the defense ministry. Earlier in the day, CNN reported that according to one of the Pentagon documents leaked online, Bulgaria expressed readiness to donate its MiG-29s to Kyiv.
“Such a decision would lead to a deficit of capabilities which is contrary to the country’s Constitution”, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense noted. "Pursuant to the decision of the National Assembly from the end of 2022, the Ministry of Defence has successively held talks on the possibility of implementing the so-called 'triangular deals' to replace some of the available armament with compatible armament from allied countries without allowing a loss of capabilities," the Ministry of Defence said.
We hope that today Bulgaria will receive a derogation from the US sanctions against Russian company Lukoil, such as the one in Germany - for 6 months. This was what Boyko Borissov, leader of the GERB party, said. In anticipation of..
The European Commission has temporarily put on hold the preliminary assessment of Bulgaria’s request for the third payment under the national Recovery and Resilience Plan, amounting to EUR 1.6 billion, informed sources in Brussels told BNR...
The leader of the ''Alternative for Bulgarian Revival'' party Rumen Petkov, MP Galin Durev from the coalition ‘'BSP – United Left’' and Iliyan Sarandaliev paid a visit to Moscow. They held meetings with Nikolay Shulginov, Chairman of the State Duma..
The average gross monthly salary in Bulgaria for July 2025 was BGN 2,570 (EUR 1,314.02), for August BGN 2,497 (EUR 1,276.7), and for September BGN 2,580..
Today, Sofia will host the fifth edition of the Global Women Leaders Forum. The event is organized by the Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria...
Bulgaria consistently opposes proposals to remove the requirement for unanimity in decision-making within the framework of the EU’s Common Foreign and..
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