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Bulgarian Cabinet approves national defence strategy

April 13, 2016April 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopted on April 13 a national defence strategy, based on a mid-term review in 2015 of a strategy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria begins new joint military exercise with US

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato

Joint Bulgarian-United States military exercises were scheduled to begin on April 4 2016 at the Novo Selo training ground near

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Europe 

US plans to boost military presence in Eastern Europe

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 VOANews Nato

The United States plans to increase its military presence in Eastern Europe to deter Russian aggression, officials said Wednesday. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves 3BN leva military shopping list

March 30, 2016April 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition Cabinet approved on March 30 2016 three military investment projects, with the shopping list including acquisition of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria inaugurates modernised Bezmer air force base

March 27, 2016March 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria inaugurated on March 27 2016 its modernised Bezmer military air base, which has been upgraded in a 62 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Romanian defence ministers in talks on boosting co-operation

March 21, 2016March 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev and his Romanian counterpart Mihnea Motoc held talks in Bucharest on March 21 2016, with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Council to discuss acquisition of new fighter jets

February 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said that a March 1 2016 meeting of the Defence Council would discuss and accept

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Europe 

Med Group: Unilateral actions no cure for migrant crisis

February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Nato

The foreign ministers of European Union countries that border the Mediterranean Sea warned member states Friday against “unilateral actions” in

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Europe 

Europe migrant crisis: Nato deploys vessels in Aegean to assist against people-trafficking networks

February 26, 2016February 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Nato, Turkey

Nato vessels have been deployed in the Aegean Sea following a decision by the alliance’s defence ministers to assist in

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