Today marks 18 years since the tragic incident in 2003, when five Bulgarian servicemen were killed and 27 others were seriously injured in a suicide truck bomb attack on our base in Karbala. The bloody assassination claimed the lives of Major Georgi Kachorin, Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Saraev, Officer Candidate Anton Read more
Bulgaria is an active member of NATO and as such cannot be the subject of foreign decisions. This was stated for BTA by the Minister of Defense Stefan Yanev in his first interview after taking over the leadership of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, Bulgarian politicians must learn Read more
NATO is considering increasing its contingent in Bulgaria and Romania in response to the build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, Der Spiegel writes. The publication cites a recent secret video conference by NATO‘s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, during which it shared the intention, similar to strengthening units Read more
Bulgaria’s position on Ukraine and Russia is “in full sync” with that of Nato and the European Union, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said at Nato headquarters in Brussels on December 17 after talks with the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. This is Petkov’s first trip abroad as Prime Minister following Read more
Zero tolerance for corruption will be the motto of our government. We will also form a parliamentary commission, said the nominee for Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, after returning the mandate of the president fulfilled, according to BGNES Bulgarian Politics: “We Continue the Change” took the Mandate to form a Government Read more
Turkey cannot endure a new influx of refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganwas quoted as saying by local media today. Erdogan spoke at the official opening of the 16th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation at the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. As everyone knows, developments Read more
Bulgaria is among the countries with the most female NATO servicewomen, according to BGNES. Currently, there are 4,606 servicewomen in the Armed Forces, which represents 17% of the total number of soldiers. “This is one of the highest percentages among NATO members. Maybe we are in second or third place Read more