“The financing for defence could be increased, provided there are concrete projects,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev stated today, and added that if there are Ministry of Defence projects which have not been presented..
Reducing tension s is a top priority for the Bulgarian government , Premier Kiril Petkov noted at an extraordinary sitting of the National Assembly. Bulgaria’s Parliament requested the hearing of Premier Petkov, Bulgaria’s Minister of..
Minister of Defence Stefan Yanev called for a responsible state policy in defence and security, and for transparent planning and financing. In his New Year address he called for “an effective foreign policy and diplomacy in the context of the..
Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov called for a broad-based political consensus with regard to the projects for the modernization of the army. Bulgaria’s defence “is not consistent with the rates of armament and rearmament of the neighbouring..
Issues of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the United States in the field of defence were discussed in Sofia by the Bulgarian Minister of Defence Georgi Panayotov and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and Nato..
Minister of Defence Georgi Panayotov held a video conference call with Mara Karlin, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs on issues pertaining to the US' international security. Mara Karlin expressed gratitude..
As of July 1, 2021, Bulgaria will become the rotating chair of the SEDM process (South East Europe Defence Ministerial). In preparation for the adoption of the mandate, representatives of the current President of the Republic of Albania are visiting..
The Ministry of Defence has awarded public contracts without competitive tender designating the contractor directly. Despite the instructions by the Ministry of Finance to avoid pre-payment, 80% of the contracts were paid in advance, Defence..
57% of Bulgarians support NATO. 22 percent want the country to withdraw from the alliance, reads NATO's annual report presented by its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg . Support for NATO in the member states is 62 percent, and 11% are opponents of the..
Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence has signed the contract for the construction of 2 multifunctional patrol ships. The contractor of the project is the German company Fr.Lurssen Werft "GmbH & Co. KG “With this project we actually took the second..
