It is possible that some categories of civil servants employed in the security sector would be required to undergo military training. This was announced by caretaker Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov. He said that this was not returning to mandatory service. According to him, the step could be resorted to if the package of social measures and the increase in the salaries of the military by 30% did not solve the problem of unoccupied staff positions in the army.
The 2023 State of Defense Report indicates that over the period 2010-2020 the reserve has declined by 43% and continues to decline by about 5% to 7% per year. Estimates show that if this rate continues, in 15 years the reserve will be completely depleted.
Over the next day, brief showers with thunderstorms and hail will occur over the western half of the country. The phenomena will be most intense in the north-western regions. while the eastern part of the country will be mostly sunny. Maximum..
The Council of Ministers decided to close the honorary consulate of Bulgaria in Montreal, Canada. The consular district is being closed at the request of the former Honorary Consul Georgi Panicherski, who requested to be released from his..
Bulgarian prosecutors and the FBI have worked together to uncover an embezzlement scheme involving Ruja Ignatova , acting Prosecutor-General Borislav Sarafov said. Ignatova will be tried in absentia. A procedure to confiscate her illegally acquired..
The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) is starting "unlimited" financing for the country's defense industry. According to caretaker Minister of..
Caretaker Minister of Interior Kalin Stoyanov is attending the ministerial conference of the Salzburg Forum countries in Vienna, the Ministry of..
Bulgaria has been allocated 48.6 million euro for culture under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) , interim Culture Minister Nayden Todorov said. The..
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