After 5 hours of tense debates the Bulgarian National Assembly approved the contract for the purchase of 8 F-16 fighter jets for USD 1.235 billion. 124 Bulgarian MPs voted in favor, 83 MPs voted against and 3 MPs abstained. The Bulgarian MPs rejected the proposal of the oppositional Bulgarian Socialist Party to delay the voting with 6 months. The socialists and the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria were against the price of the fighter aircraft negotiated with the USA. Bulgaria’s Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov reminded that no delay of voting would reduce the cost of the fighter aircraft.
On Thursday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 9 and 14°C , with 12°C in Sofia. The weather will be cloudy and rainy during the day, rainfall will be heavier in the west. Maximum temperatures will be between 16 and 21°C , 16°C in the..
Despite a certain decline, the proportion of the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion remains high in Bulgaria, and income inequalities are significant, reads a working document of the European Commission on the social convergence of EU..
The National Revenue Agency (NRA) and the Customs Agency have started a physical inventory of Lukoil-Bulgaria's stocks. This was announced by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev at a regular meeting of the Council of Ministers. Following discussions at..
Today, caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev will notify the prosecutor's office and the State Agency for National Security about the case with the private..
The 17th edition of the Antistatic International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance will be held in Sofia from May 7 to 23. The festival is..
4 companies are invited for negotiations, says an announcement in the public procurement register. They participated in the previous order for the supply..
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