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Today marks the joyous celebration of Easter, one of the most significant holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar.
The Bulgarian parliament approved at first reading on Thursday the amendments to the Defence and Armed Forces Act allowing for aircraft from NATO member countries to guard the country's airspace by participating in joint air policing missions.
The debates lasted for more than two hours, with ruling and opposition parties hurling mutual accusations at each other.
A total of 122 MPs voted in favour of the amendments, 41 MPs were against, while one MP abstained, daily Dnevnik informs.
Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev assured on Wednesday that under the new provisions the country's airspace will be guarded either solely by Bulgarian aircraft or by joint patrols.
The amendments foresee no option of surrendering Bulgarian airspace exclusively to foreign aircraft.
Bulgaria will choose which countries to invite for participation in joint air policing missions, with the negotiations to start once the amendments are adopted.
So far, Bulgaria has held informal consultations on joint air policing missions with Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Poland.
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Bulgaria's Defense Minister, Atanas Zapryanov, affirmed that the reintroduction of mandatory conscription is not under consideration amidst the country's ongoing efforts to modernize its armed forces and enhance military personnel remuneration.
In response to ongoing staffing challenges within the Bulgarian army, the caretaker government is exploring alternative solutions, with military training for security personnel emerging as a potential strategy
Bulgaria's Parliament has taken a significant step towards acquiring eight multi-role F-16 Block 70 aircraft and associated support by ratifying Amendment No. 2 to the Letter of Agreement (LOA) BU-D-SAB.
In an announcement made on Friday, Flotilla Admiral Georgi Penev, Deputy Commander of the Bulgarian Navy, revealed plans for significant upgrades and modernization within the naval forces
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