Bulgarian Air Force receives two more F-16s, bringing total delivered to eight
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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Month: December 2025
Bulgaria among Eastern Flank countries urging priority for bolstering defence along borders with 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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Lockheed Martin: Production of initial F-16 Block 70 fleets for Bulgaria and Slovakia completed
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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Poll: Support for Bulgaria’s ruling parties drops against background of protests that forced out government
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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European Parliament backs amending major EU programmes to facilitate spending on defence projects
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’s political parties continue calls to go to early parliamentary elections
Bulgarian opposition pro-Russian party Vuzrazhdane and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning, which is led by Magnitsky
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Eurostat: 22.5% of Bulgarians use generative AI tools
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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Council of EU adopts new sanctions in view of Russian hybrid threats, further sanctions on shadow fleet backers
The Council of the European Union announced on December 15 that it had adopted further sanctions on individuals and bodies
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Bulgaria records 5.2% annual inflation in November
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 5.2 per cent inflation in November, down from 5.3 per cent a month
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