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Pegasus spy claims probed as Macron switches phone
Hungary, Israel and Algeria on July 22 probed allegations that Israeli-made spyware was used on journalists, rights activists and 14 heads of state, as French leader Emmanuel Macron ordered tighter security and changed his phone over espionage concerns.
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REVOLUTION 30: 23 - 31 December 1989 events in Bucharest and in other Romanian cities
Romania was the only country facing wide spread violence during the 1989 revolutions; officially, 1,104 people died and 3,300 were injured. Nicolae Ceausescu's dictatorship, believed to be the most brutal and repressive in Eastern Europe, was without doubt one of the main reasons for such a tragic end - as the work ''The 1989 Revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe.
Bulgaria Revises Fighter-Jet Tender Technical Specifications
The Bulgarian Defence Ministry has set new technical specifications for its fighter jet tender.
Via the amendments, the purchase of used F-16 fighter jets from Portugal will become the preferred option, stated parliamentary deputies.
Lt. Gen. Constantin Popov Nominated for Bulgarian Chief of Defence
Bulgaria's Defence Council has nominated Lieutenant General Constantin Popov as new Chief of Defence, replacing Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov.
Bulgaria's Defence Minister Calls Urgent Meeting over Planned Pay Cuts
Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has called an extraordinary meeting of the consultative Defence Council for Wednesday to discuss cuts in the remuneration packages of armed forces staff planned in the 2016 budget draft.
President Basescu: NATO aircraft to be in Romania air space; we can take part in Ukraine cyber defence
The presence of NATO fighter aircraft in the territory of Romania and the country's possible participation as a coordinating state of the cyber defence of Ukraine were the topics discussed at the Romanian Supreme Defence Council meeting on Wednesday, President Traian Basescu has announced.