The first operation by the demining group of ships from Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania in the Black Sea starts on 2 July, announced Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov who is attending the joint live fire exercises Shabla 2024. There will be three operations until the end of the year. The first will coincide with the naval exercise Breeze 2024, the second and the third activation of the group will be in September and in November. Admiral Eftimov commented that the exercises at Shabla training ground are part of a bigger NATO exercise – Ramstein Legacy 2024. In his words, allied forces from Slovenia have been deployed on Bulgarian territory, as well as representatives of the NATO coordination command centre. The procedures connected with all forces deployed in Southeastern Europe, including in Romania, are being practiced with them.
The planned annual maintenance of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's only NPP, Kozloduy, has been completed. The unit was connected to the national grid at 10:07 following an inspection by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency. In addition to the repairs made to improve..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would lift its veto and that Bulgaria and Romania would probably become full members of Schengen from the..
President Rumen Radev met with Bulgarians living and working in Singapore during his visit to the Asian country on November 22-24. There are an estimated 400 Bulgarians living in Singapore. "Our diaspora in Singapore occupies a very special..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
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