During her first official visit to Israel, the foreign minister of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharieva met with her Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. The two agreed that the two countries should deepen cooperation in spheres of mutual interest, including energy, tourism and trade.
Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva pointed out that in the 30 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries “Israel has remained Bulgaria’s closest friend and strategic partner in the Middle East.”
During her visit Minister Zaharieva also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and with President Reuven Rivlin, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has announced.
If we delay and do not reorganize and modernize our arms industry, in 5-6 years it will be exotic for the European arms market. This is a major challenge", said Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov during the discussion “The Hague 2025:..
In 2024, Bulgaria spent USD 2.208 billion (3.964 billion BGN), or 2.04% of its GDP, on defense, reads the annual report of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. For the first time, the country has met the NATO target set in 2014, which requires each..
A discussion on the potential reintroduction of religious education in Bulgarian schools was held at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The discussion was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science. Religions will be studied from a..
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul at 12.49 local time and was felt to varying degrees across Bulgaria, BTA reported, citing the..
The full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area is strengthening the European Union's economy significantly. This is stated in a report..
On January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will take over the presidency of the Danube Strategy for the second time (after 2018) . This is happening at a..
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