Infrastructure worth EUR 6 billion will be built in Bulgaria for NATO and civilian purposes, Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev said for bTV. The infrastructure will include roads, railways, oil pipelines, warehouses and accommodation buildings. NATO will deploy to Bulgaria multinational brigade combat teams comprising a total of 5,000 people. They will be from the United States, Italy and 5 other surrounding countries.
Minister Tagarev, who returned from the United States, said he had visited the factories where seven of the first eight F-16 Block 70 combat aircraft for Bulgaria are already being assembled. The tests of the fighter aircraft are expected to begin in the autumn, and the first two fighter jets will be delivered in early 2025. Shortly after, the first Stryker armoured fighting vehicles will be delivered to Bulgaria.
Minister Tagarev said that the state is trying to help the sailors captured by Yemen‘s Houthi rebels. Bulgaria will not participate directly in the Red Sea operation against the Houthis, but will send liaison officers based in Bahrain.
On June 21, Bulgaria’s Head of State Rumen Radev will award 30 Bulgarian students participating in the "Sport with the President" initiative. The ceremony will take place at the Coat of Arms Hall of the Bulgarian Presidency. The..
Overnight it will be clear and quiet in most areas. Tomorrow will be sunny and hot. In the eastern half of the country, light to moderate east-northeasterly winds will blow, while in the west it will be almost calm. Maximum temperatures will be..
After a long meeting that lasted several hours, the Holy Synod shortlisted three candidates for new Bulgarian Patriarch. These are Metropolitan Gavriil of Lovech, Metropolitan Gregory of Vratsa and Metropolitan Daniil of Vidin . According to the..
On Thursday the weather in Bulgaria will be sunny and hot. Minimum temperatures will be between 17°C and 22°C, in Sofia 17°C. The mercury is..
June 20-23, Sofia’s North Park is hosting a park festival, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports. Besides music with famous Bulgarian performers,..
Raya Nazaryan was elected President of the 50 th National Assembly of Bulgaria. 131 MPs voted “for” her nomination, 66 “against, and 39 abstained...
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