Military of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Teams Take Part in Aerial Medical Evacuation Exercises in Germany
Teams from the Bulgarian Military Medical Academy took part in aerial medical evacuation exercises at the US training area in Hohenfels, Germany, jointly with military formations from USA, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Great Britain and Albania, reported BNR.
President Radev: Actions Against the Alarming Tide from Armed Forces Needed
In his speech for the Day of the Bulgarian Army President and Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, Rumen Radev said that actions against the alarming tide from the Bulgarian armed forces are needed, reported bTV.
The Defence Ministry to Draft a Plan Under Which Defence Spending to Reach 2% of GDP by 2022
The Bulgarian Government Wednesday approved the 2016 Annual Report on the Status of Defence and the Armed Forces and will submit it to Parliament for debate and approval, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Stefan Yanev аnnounced.
Bulgaria's President, Govt Replace Acting Chief of Defense
Bulgarian Army Commander, Maj Gen Andrey Botsev, was formally proposed on Wednesday as the new Chief of Defense of the country's military.
Vice Admiral Emil Eftimov, who was appointed ad interim after his predecessor quit, has served for less than two months.
Bulgaria's Defense Minister Summoned to Sofia Investigation Office
Outgoing Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev received a new summons to the Sofia Investigation Office late in December, his institution says.
No reason has been mentioned in the Defense Ministry's statement.
However, in just over a month the minister in resignation has been handed two indictments on two separate charges.
Bulgaria's Chief of Defense Steps Down over President-Elect
Chief of Defense Gen Constantin Popov is resigning, Focus News Agency reports.
Popov, in office since February, has cited the need to give President-elect Rumen Radev an opportunity to name the military officer who will take the post senior position in the Bulgarian Armed Forces.
Parliamentary Defence Committee Approves the Budget for Defence 2017
Parliamentary Defence Committee approves BGN 1.6 B for modernization and filling vacancies at the Bulgarian army.
However, lawmakers in the Committee are still not sure that these funds will be enough to achieve their intentions, according to Bulgarian National Radio.
Bulgaria Baulks at Russia's Price for WW2 Documents
Bulgaria has refused to pay over 23,490 US dollars for 23,500 pages of the so-called "trophy archives" - archive material taken to the USSR by the Soviet army at the end of the Second World War, the Bulgarian news website Dnevnik reported on Tuesday.
Ex-DefMin Appointed Head of Bulgaria's Defense Institute
Todor Tagarev, a Bulgarian defense expert who served as interim Defense Minister in March-May 2013, is taking over as head of a key R&D and training institute with the ministry.
Tagarev was appointed to the office by Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry's press service says.
PM Borisov: Bulgaria Is Capable of Guarding Its Borders on Its Own
Prime Minister Boyko Borisov stated that the Bulgarian army and border police are capable of guarding the country's borders on their own without the need for assistance from NATO.
Borisov said this after he attended the joint training of the navy and border police held in the bay of Burgas on Sunday.