CNN has broadcast a report on the latest spy affair in Bulgaria, which resulted in two Russian diplomats being expelled from the country, BGNES reported. Until 1989, Bulgaria was one of the most loyal members of the USSR-led Warsaw Pact. According to Western analysts, now as a member of NATO and the European Union, Read more…
A total of 87 candidate Members of Parliament in Bulgaria’s April 4 2021 elections worked for the country’s communist-era secret service State Security, either as staff members, agents or collaborators, according to a list published by the Dossier Commission on March 23. The Dossier Commission is the official body empowered Read more…
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has notified the Russian embassy in Sofia that it has declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata and given them 72 hours to leave the country, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on Twitter on March 22. Earlier, Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev sent a letter to Zaharieva Read more…
“It’s the first time that an espionage ring has been busted in Bulgaria. We have evidence gathered through special intelligence tools. Their criminal activity endangers our national security,” stated spokesperson for the Prosecutor General Siyka Mileva in connection with the detained servicemen who participated in an espionage ring as quoted by BGNES We received Read more…
Bulgaria will host and share in a series of multinational military exercises in 2021 so as to enhance its armed forces’ operational capabilities, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said in a press release on Monday. Between March and mid-June, over 30,000 troops of 26 NATO Member States will hone interoperability in simultaneous defence operations Read more…
Defense Minister Admiral Emil Eftimov will participate in the solemn ceremony dedicated to sending off the 42nd Bulgarian military contingent designated to participate in train, advise and assist Resolute Support NATO mission in Afghanistan. The ceremony will take place in Vasil Levski Square in Karlovo starting at 3:30 p.m. The contingent is made up of up Read more…
“This Friday is a good day for our aviation. At Bezmer Airport, we have eight Su-25 aircraft in full fighting trim and ready to perform combat flights. Two years ago we were faced with the prospect of not having any of them, and they are a major tool of our airfleet”, said Read more…
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 17 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Film Industry Act, boosting funding for film-making, including provisions for partial reimbursements for foreign producers of movies shot in Bulgaria. Changes to the amendments between the first and second readings have caused Read more…
A huge amount of drugs was seized – nearly 400 kg of heroin worth about BGN 32 million, Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev posted news on Twitter. “Acclaims for the good work of the colleagues from Varna regional Prosecutor’s Office, General Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime and Customs Agency, who again protected our children. Read more…
The Army is concentrating this year’s major European Defender exercise on training for high-end warfare in the Balkans and the Black Sea, the service’s top general there said last week. Speaking at an online forum of the Association of the United States Army, Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commanding general of U.S. Army Europe and Read more…