Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria supports an enhanced NATO commitment in the Black Sea

Photo: BTA

“The Black Sea region has become a key strategic zone of confrontation between Russia and the West. Bulgaria supports an enhanced commitment by NATO, guided by the understanding that NATO’s Eastern flank and the Black Sea region are an important segment of Euro-Atlantic area security,” said Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov at a defence forum in Sofia.

Deputy Defence Minister Teodora Genchovska stated that Bulgaria was currently developing a national defence strategy with a special focus on the Black Sea.

On his part, Admiral Stuart Munsch (Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe/Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Africa/Commander, Allied Joint Forces Command, Naples) stated that the strategy, which includes diplomatic and economic efforts, was fully supported by the US government, adding that the Black Sea region posed a number of threats and risks, which is why the US maintains the joint efforts for coping with these threats.


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.

More from category

A new pair of black vultures spotted in the Eastern Rhodopes

A male black vulture, released as part of the reintroduction of the species, has managed to find a life partner, who probably comes from the black vulture colony in Dadia National Park in Greece. The new pair was spotted in the..

published on 2/14/25 12:33 PM

Conditions for sports and tourism in the winter resorts are good

The facilities in Bulgarian winter resorts are working, the conditions for skiing and tourism in the mountains are good. The Mountain Rescue Service of the Bulgarian Red Cross reported to BTA that the current weather conditions may..

published on 2/14/25 11:46 AM
Temenuzhka Petkova

Submission of budget 2025 has been postponed by a week

The submission of the budget has been postponed by a week due to Bulgaria's commitment to prepare a structural and fiscal plan, BTA has reported. On the sidelines of parliament, Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova explained that..

published on 2/14/25 11:01 AM