The deadline for providing additional details to the offers for new fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force is today. The project for new fighter jets totals 900 million euros, with Bulgaria expecting to buy as many as 8 planes.
From Brussels, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov voiced hope that Bulgaria would receive more favorable offers for new F-16 jets. "The new F-16 is considerably better than any other airplane that is being offered, and I want to have real combat machines so that our pilots know they have the chance to win in a fight," the Prime Minister said. Offers for new F-16 fighter jets have bee received from the United States, while Sweden offers new Gripen aircraft and Italy offers second-hand fighter "Eurofighter" jets.
The number of people with kidney problems is increasing, announced on today's World Kidney Day Prof. Biser Borisov , head of the Nephrology Clinic of the University Hospital "Dr. Georgi Stranski" in Pleven. According to him, chronic kidney diseases..
The two men suspected of murdering 20-year-old Marian Paskov in the town of Kula have been arrested in the Czech Republic, the Prosecutor’s Office announced. 29-year-old Anton Iliev and 20-year-old Valentin Kamenov are to stand trial on charges..
A fifth boycott of large retail chains has been announced for today. The organizers also called on citizens to refrain from using banking services. The initiators state that the boycott will continue until effective measures are taken to..
The Bulgarian military contingent, which successfully returned from a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, was welcomed with a ceremonial ritual in the..
On Wednesday, lows in Bulgaria will be 5 to 10°C. In Sofia, it will be around 6°C. Rain will still fall in southeastern areas before noon. The wind..
The Velichie Party has announced that they are organizing a protest march tonight at 6 pm because of "yet another electoral manipulation that led to the..
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