The complete modernization of the Bulgarian Armed Forces until 2032 will cost EUR 15 billion, Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov said on occasion of the Day of the Bulgarian Army - May 6. We are looking for mechanisms to reduce the price, Admiral Eftimov said. Currently, the assets of the Bulgarian army amount to nearly EUR 25 billion. However, most of the military equipment is over thirty years old. We need to develop 180 new defense capabilities. That is why, spending on defense should reach 2% of the country’s GDP by 2024, the defense review estimates show. Despite the crisis, we don’t agree with the ideas that the projects for acquisition of new infantry machinery and navy ships should be postponed, Admiral Eftimov says further.
At a meeting between the Bulgarian and Turkish energy ministers in Istanbul,the Bulgarian side expressed desire to revise the agreement between "Bulgargaz" and "Botas" for the supply of gas. Turkey showed understanding and readiness..
An egg-painting workshops is opening today in the garden of the former Knyazheski palace, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ National Ethnographic Museum has announced. The Museum is co-organizer of the event, alongside Sofia municipality...
A record number of contestants from 8 countries are to take part in today’s Kodzha Kaya mountain marathon. Its 6 th edition of hosted by Bilka village in the Eastern portion of the Balkan range. By a tradition the marathon begins at dawn..
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 5 and 10°C, around 5°C in Sofia. The morning will be sunny. In the afternoon it will be..
Ground forces military personnel destroyed an unexploded ordnance found yesterday in Vazrazhdane residential area of Sofia, the press service of the..
Conditions for mountain hiking are good until midday, with the exception of the Balkan Range, where there will be fog and rain, the Mountain Rescue..
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