Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

The international naval exercise BREEZE 2025 has begun in the Black Sea

Photo: BTA

From July 7 to 20, the Bulgarian Navy is conducting the 29th edition of the national naval exercise BREEZE 2025 with international participation, the headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy announced. The exercise is taking place in the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone of Bulgaria in pre-designated areas.

Naval vessels, aircraft, unmanned underwater vehicles, diving teams and staff officers from Bulgaria, Albania, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the United States, Turkiye, France and the NATO Maritime Command will participate at the exercise. During the exercises, naval operations in response to crisis situations and the elimination of the consequences of major accidents and incidents will be practiced. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) will take part in the exercise for yet another year. The exercise is being led by Rear Admiral Kiril Mihaylov, Commander of the Bulgarian Navy.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Published and translated by Kostadin Atanasov

Photo: BTA



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria becomes the 21st member of the Eurozone

The EU Council on Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) unanimously approved the final three acts enabling Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone. Earlier, MEPs in Strasbourg had adopted the report supporting Bulgaria’s admission to the euro area...

published on 7/8/25 3:25 PM
Zhecho Stankov

With pipes from India, Bulgaria accelerates construction of gas pipeline to Central Europe

 A second ship carrying pipes for the Vertical Gas Corridor project, which will connect Greece and Romania, has arrived at the Port of Burgas. Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov oversaw the delivery. "These 2,526 pipes from India..

published on 7/8/25 3:16 PM

EP rejected a request by an MEP from the Vazrazhdane party

Before approving Bulgaria's accession to the eurozone by an absolute majority, the European Parliament in Strasbourg rejected a request by a Vazrazhdane MEP for the vote to be postponed. The request was tabled by Rada Laykova, a member of the Europe..

published on 7/8/25 2:45 PM