After 5 hours of tense debates the Bulgarian National Assembly approved the contract for the purchase of 8 F-16 fighter jets for USD 1.235 billion. 124 Bulgarian MPs voted in favor, 83 MPs voted against and 3 MPs abstained. The Bulgarian MPs rejected the proposal of the oppositional Bulgarian Socialist Party to delay the voting with 6 months. The socialists and the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria were against the price of the fighter aircraft negotiated with the USA. Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov reminded that no delay of voting would reduce the cost of the fighter aircraft.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov congratulated the German conservatives from the CDU/CSU and their leader Friedrich Merz on the social network X for the "impressive election victory". The Prime Minister points out that after the elections..
The most prestigious local government forum in the Balkans, B40, will take place in Sofia between February 24 and 25. The theme of the meeting in Sofia is "The Future of the Balkans: Innovation, Cooperation, Green Transition and Growth" and the..
On Monday, the lowest temperatures will range from minus 15°C to minus 10°C, higher in Western Bulgaria, for Sofia around minus 4°C. In the morning, there will be fog near the rivers. It will be mostly sunny during the day. Maximum temperatures will..
According to data from Eurostat, Bulgaria has met the final criterion for joining the eurozone, namely price stability, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka..
Sofia has taken over the presidency of the most prestigious local government forum in the Balkans – B40. The capital’s mayor Vasil Terziev accepted the..
The Ministers of Agriculture of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have called on the European Commission to restore pre-war import quotas for..
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