Retirees account for more than 10% of the personnel of the Bulgarian armed forces. This is made clear in a written reply given by outgoing Defence Minister Dragomir Zakov to a question by Democratic Bulgaria MP Martin Dimitrov.
There are 4,107 pensioners serving in the armed forces of Bulgaria, 3,153 have been working in the army for over 5 years. 1,325 have active military ranks, the remainder work as civilian experts. The personnel of Bulgaria’s armed forces totals around 40,000 - the exact number is classified information – with around 20,000 directly employed in the army, According to the latest data made public by Minister Zakov, there are around 7,000 vacancies in the army, dnevnik.bg writes.
On Saturday night, the weather situation in the country will deteriorate. There will be snowfall in Southern Bulgaria, the Pre-Balkans and the Ludogorie region. Significant precipitation is expected in Southwestern Bulgaria and the southern slopes of..
Bulgaria needs stable governance and a solution to the problems of the people. This was the consensus among mayors from the Bulgarian Socialist Party during a meeting with the party leadership and the parliamentary group of BSP-United Left. The mayors..
NATO will deploy 10,000 soldiers, 17 ships, 20 aircraft, 1,500 combat vehicles and artillery in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece during Steadfast Dart 2025. This will be the Alliance's largest exercise for 2025 to deploy Allied Reaction Force (ARF)..
Bulgaria has made significant progress in meeting the criteria for inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, caretaker Minister of Foreign..
I have not committed any crime, this is a political attack, the co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" (PP), Kiril Petkov, said before..
The General Consulate of Bulgaria in Los Angeles warned on its Facebook page that the fires in the metropolis have caused water contamination..
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