The National Assembly Defence Committee has given the green light for acquiring the German IRIS-T SLM air defense missile system. The bill was adopted at first reading. 10 MPs voted in favour and 3 MPs abstained.
Bulgaria intends to purchase one IRIS-T SLM system at a total cost of EUR 182,114,311. An additional provision was made for the purchase of up to five IRIS-T SLMs and one long-range IRIS-T SLX system. The project is crucial for Bulgaria’s defense, as the country continues to rely on old Soviet-era systems, whose maintenance is severely hampered by Russia's war against Ukraine, said Mediapool.
Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev committed to putting in place, during his term of office, legislative changes connected with the Council for Coordination of Policies for Bulgarians Outside the Country. “There is a 3-month deadline..
The Divine Liturgy will be served in the submerged church by the Zhrebchevo dam for the sixth year in a row on August 3 (Saturday) at 9:00 a.m. by Metropolitan Cyprian of Stara Zagora. The church was built in 1891 in the village..
On August 3 and 4th, we will celebrate the annual Rila Mountain Festival. It dates back to 1925 and is celebrated in the first days of August. Every year on these days thousands of mountain lovers from the country and abroad gather on..
Bulgaria introduces mandatory disinfection of vehicles at all border crossings because of outbreaks of small ruminant plague in Northern..
The fires in the south-western regions of Bulgaria continue , as more than 15,000 decares of forests have already burned. The battle..
On Tuesday , the clouds will be variable, more significant in the afternoon over Eastern Bulgaria and the mountains and in places there will be rain and..
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