Forming a modern and efficient army able to guarantee the country’s national security, compatible with the armies of NATO allies and fit to carry out its tasks, should be completed successfully, said President Rosen Plevneliev at a ceremony for awarding soldiers with higher officer ranks on the eve of the Day of Valor and the Bulgarian Army May 6. He said he relied on support from all institutions in the country for the implementation of the strategic program for the development of the armed forces until 2020. The country’s NATO membership is the strongest guarantee for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bulgaria, Plevneliev said.
The traffic of trucks in the area of the Danube Bridge at the border with Romania is heavy. This situation is expected to continue over the weekend as the trucks that were waiting at the Kapitan Andreevo crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border for..
The truck traffic on the Maritsa highway to the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is now normalized. "As of this morning, there are no more queues of trucks standing on the roadway waiting to cross the border," assured..
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, searches have been carried out in Sofia, Burgas, Petrich and Rila in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud with EU funds in the restoration of a church. In 2017, a public tender..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
Romania and Bulgaria have a chance to join the Schengen area by land as of January 2025 , Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pinter said after an..
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