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Bulgaria’s government adopts national plan for gradual increase in defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on June 10 a National Plan to increase defence spending to five per cent of GDP by

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Europe 

Romania expels Russian consul general after drone hits residential building, injuring two

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia

In response to the incident in which a Russian drone hit a residential building, Romania has declared the Russian consul

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Bulgaria 

Military to travel Bulgaria’s roads and rail for scheduled exercise

May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Military personnel and equipment will travel on Bulgaria’s national roads and railways from May 26 to June 13 in connection

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Bulgaria 

Turkish military personnel to transit Bulgaria en route to exercise in Serbia

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Serbia, Turkey

Forty-five military personnel and six units of equipment from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Türkiye will travel through

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Bulgaria 

Polish military participating in KFOR Nato mission in Kosovo to transit Bulgaria

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Nato, Poland

A planned rotation of personnel and military equipment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, which participates in

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Bulgaria 

Part of Nato joint exercise Neptune Strike to held in Bulgaria’s airspace

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

On March 26 and 27, a joint exercise will be held in the airspace of Bulgaria, over the Novo Selo

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Readiness of air, missile defence on Nato’s Eastern Flank increased

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran, Nato

Nato’s missile defence alert has been increased to the highest level and the readiness of the air defence and missile

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister: Russian-Ukrainian war, Israeli-US operation in Iran have led to destabilisation of our region

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Iran, Israel, Nato, Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine and the operation carried out by Israel and the United States in Iran have led to

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Europe 

Nato aids Türkiye in bolstering air defences

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Iran], Nato, Turkey, Türkiye

Nato is aiding Türkiye in bolstering the Alliance member state’s air defences, according to a March 10 statement by the

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