Bulgaria and France Sign Deal for Joint Acquisition of 3D Radars
Bulgarian Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and his French counterpart, Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, signed a framework agreement on June 16
The French government has confiscated the personal documents of six local citizens on account of their planned trips to Syria on Monday.
The passports and other personal documents will be held for six months initially, but the term could be further extended if needed, as reported by the Bulgarian National radio.
The measure is applied as an anti-terrorism mechanism, after its approval by the French government in November 2014.
According to Prime Minister Manuel Valls, approximately 1,400 people living in France have joined or are planning to join the terrorist organization Islamic State.
Meanwhile, the French aircraft carrier named after Charles de Gaulle has been deployed for the transportation of around 25 military plains and helicopters to the Bahrain gulf in January.
It has sailed off the coast of Toulon and will be participating in the mission organized by the international anti-terrorist coalition, led by the USA, to strengthen the military anti-extremism operations in Iraq.
Hungary and Slovakia have blocked the European Union’s 18th sanctions package against Russia just days before the upcoming European Council summit
Ursula von der Leyen is facing a political storm in Brussels after her European Commission decided to pull a major environmental bill
The European Commission has confirmed that Bulgaria meets the inflation criterion necessary for joining the eurozone
At a meeting in Luxembourg on June 19, the finance ministers of EU member states unanimously endorsed the Eurogroup’s recommendation for Bulgaria to adopt the euro starting January 1, 2026
As hostilities between Israel and Iran stretch into their second week, European powers are intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent a broader regional war
The Eurogroup has given its full support for Bulgaria to join the eurozone
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