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Day: December 16, 2025

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force receives two more F-16s, bringing total delivered to eight

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Two F-16 fighter jets manufactured for the Bulgarian Air Force were delivered to the Graf Ignatievo air base near Plovdiv

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria among Eastern Flank countries urging priority for bolstering defence along borders with Russia

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Bulgaria was among signatories to a joint declaration at the Eastern Flank Summit in Finland’s capital Helsinki on December 16,

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Bulgaria 

Lockheed Martin: Production of initial F-16 Block 70 fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia completed

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff F-16

Lockheed Martin has completed production of all F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria and Slovakia’s initial fleets, equipping both air forces with advanced F-16s ready

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Support for Bulgaria’s ruling parties drops against background of protests that forced out government

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Support for the four parties in Bulgaria’s de facto ruling majority has dropped against the background of the mass protests

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Europe 

European Parliament backs amending major EU programmes to facilitate spending on defence projects

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The European Parliament voted on December 16 to approve amending the rules for existing EU programmes to allow more EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political parties continue calls to go to early parliamentary elections

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian opposition pro-Russian party Vuzrazhdane and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning, which is led by Magnitsky

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Bulgaria 

Eurostat: 22.5% of Bulgarians use generative AI tools

December 16, 2025June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff AI

In 2025, about 22.5 per cent of people in Bulgaria aged 16 to 74 used generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools,

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