Bulgaria ranks 16th out of all 30 NATO member states in terms of military expenditures per capita. This country places 15th in the EU ranking and 60th in a complex gobal ranking based on 55 criteria, data of SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Yearbook) 2018 shows. Bulgaria spends 1.55% of its GDP on defense. This country is far ahead of Germany, Spain, Belgium and Canada under this indicator. Bulgaria’s neighbors Greece and Turkey rank 9th and 29th in the 2018 ranking of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Romania places 40th, Serbia occupies the 78th position and North Macedonia places 118th in the ranking of 136 countries. Bulgaria spends 20.3% of its defense budget on military equipment. NATO recommends that its member states should spend at least 20% of their defense budget on military equipment. 58% of Bulgaria’s military budget is spent on military staff.
On June 12 from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. on June 13, traffic will be suspended for all vehicles on the Danube Bridge near Ruse for emergency repair of a joint in the unrepaired section of the facility. The implementation of urgent activities will ensure travel..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be from 14 to 20°C. In Sofia - around 14°C. During the day it will be mostly sunny, in the morning with cumulus clouds in the eastern regions. There will be mainly short-term precipitation there in..
Income inequality in Bulgaria over a 30 year-period has been lower than the global average, but since 2014 it has been higher than the average levels in the EU, reads an analysis by the Economic and Social Council, the BNR’s reporter Tsvetelina..
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Agricultur al Academy presented Bulgaria's innovation and scientific potential in agriculture during..
A cargo ship carrying agricultural fertilizers got stuck in shallow waters near the entrance channel of the port of Burgas while..
Only 6% of Bulgarians lead a healthy lifestyle, according to a sociological survey conducted by the Research Center Trend, commissioned by the Health..
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