ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Defence Minister Zakov: 2% of GDP for defence is insufficient, we need a higher percentage

Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov.
Photo: BGNES

The second batch of eight F-16 fighter jets could be delivered by 2027. This was said by Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov to the Defence Committee in Parliament. "We are still in talks with the American side. We have not yet reached the stage of negotiating a price offer. I expect that to happen sometime in June," he added.
The cost of the equipment that Bulgaria would have to buy is between 3 and 6.6 billion euros, Zakov said. 
2% of GDP would not be sufficient to cover the needs, so we should re-consider a higher percentage for defence, he said.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.
Radio Bulgaria News    2027 defence Dragomir Zakov F-16

More from category

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov (C) and European Council President Antonio Costa (R).

President of the European Council and Bulgarian PM visit Kazanlak Arsenal military factory

The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov visited Arsenal, Bulgaria's largest arms manufacturer, in Kazanlak. The management of the factory presented the technological capabilities of the plant, its main..

published on 4/28/25 3:48 PM
Tomislav Donchev

Payments under the RRP have doubled in recent months

Payments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) have doubled in recent months, Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev has announced. He added that he was optimistic about receiving the delayed tranches and the remaining funds under the RRP...

published on 4/28/25 2:55 PM

State Intelligence Agency reports high number of vacant positions and chronic underfunding

Despite active and targeted efforts to recruit personnel, the percentage of vacant positions at the State Intelligence Agency (SIA) remains high, reads the 2024 report of SIA, published on the website of the Council of Ministers. Another issue..

published on 4/28/25 1:22 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Clear
Min: 3 | Max: 19
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 6 | Max: 14
Partly Cloudy
Min: 5 | Max: 13
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 21
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: -2 | Max: 15
Clear
Min: 3 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 4 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 19
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 15
Clear
Min: 3 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 6 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 4 | Max: 16
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 13
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 16
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 19
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: -1 | Max: 16
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 18
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română
MOST VIEWED

Polish businesses want new highways and bridges to connect Bulgaria with Romania

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev discussed ways to boost trade and investment between Bulgaria and Poland during a meeting with representatives of..

published on 4/29/25 9:31 AM

Bulgaria meets price stability criterion for eurozone entry

Since the beginning of the year, Bulgaria has also met the price stability criterion for eurozone membership, Minister of Finance..

published on 4/28/25 11:59 AM

For 12 months after the introduction of the euro, prices will be in both levs and euro

A month after Bulgaria receives the green light to join the eurozone, all traders are obliged to have their prices in both Bulgarian..

published on 4/28/25 10:28 AM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"