Bulgaria will negotiate with France and Sweden to use their fighter aircraft until the first US-made F-16 jets are received in 2025, Bulgarian Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov said.
Talks with the French delegation are scheduled for today and those with the Swedish delegation are on Tuesday. The issue became important after it became clear that the delivery of the F-16 jets would be delayed, while the resource of the currently used MiG-29 jets expires in 2023. Meanwhile, Bulgaria is to buy two engines for its MiGs, while another six will be repaired in Poland.
"We currently have a resource until the middle of 2023, but in case of very limited flight activity. This is very disturbing", Dimitar Stoyanov commented.
On Saturday sunshine is the forecast until noon. In the afternoon clouds will appear and by midnight it will rain briefly but intensely with thunder. There is a risk of hail in the northwest. Minimum temperatures will be between 18 and 24°C,..
The government is working to reduce as much as possible the time taken to pay compensation to victims of the country's recent fires. All those affected will be able to receive up to BGN 1 578 (EUR 800) from the Social Assistance Agency for emergency..
Farmers in the Eastern Rhodopes have reported a critical fodder situation due to the drought. Grazing areas have been severely reduced and water is scarce due to the hot weather. The drought has put fodder resources at risk. Extra hay, normally..
A large part of the fire near Voden village has been contained , said Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov at a briefing. “Yesterday, the situation there..
On Friday it will be sunny until noon . Cool air will penetrate with northeasterly wind. Clouds will form in the afternoon and in many places there will..
The Social Assistance Agency in Bulgaria has set up an organisation to provide support to families affected by the country's fires as soon as possible ,..
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Partly cloudy, chance of rain