Migration, Russia are major issues for political parties ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections
Concerns about an increased flow of migrants into Bulgaria, and relations with Russia, are among the key issues that have
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Bulgarian Defence Ministry receives three proposals to supply fighter jets to Air Force
Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has received three proposals to supply the country’s Air Force with fighter jets, the ministry said. The
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General Andrei Botsev takes office as Bulgaria’s latest Defence Chief
Bulgaria’s former land forces commander Andrei Botsev took office on March 8 as Defence Chief – the third officer to
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Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission names former State Security people sent to Nato, other international bodies
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body empowered by law to announce members of the communist-era secret services who went on to
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Political row erupts over proposed change of Bulgarian Defence Chief
Bulgaria’s former governing party and former defence minister have expressed outrage at the caretaker Cabinet nomination of a new Defence
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Poptodorova’s airport incident: ‘honest mistake’ and ‘hybrid warfare’
Bulgaria’s former ambassador to the United States, Elena Poptodorova, has described an incident at Warsaw Airport in which she was
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Italian Air Force to aid in Bulgarian air policing in summer 2017
Italian Air Force aircraft will assist in joint policing of Bulgaria’s air space in summer 2017, Bulgarian caretaker Defence Minister
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Bulgarian President Radev steps into domestic political row over Nato and the Black Sea
In a late-night post on Facebook, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has stepped into a domestic pre-election political
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Bulgarian President Radev: Strengthening Nato should be ‘hand-in-hand’ with deepening political dialogue with Russia
The increase of the defensive deterrence posture of Nato should go hand-in-hand with deepening political dialogue with Russia, to avoid
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