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Defence & Security News - Bulgaria
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According to the Bulgarian agency Novinite; the Bulgarian government adopted the national defence strategy at its regular meeting on Wednesday, the Bulgarian government adopted the national defence strategy. The strategy is a result of last-year's mid-term review of the strategic document which has been in force since 2011.
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 Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev |
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| The main changes to the document are related to the altered strategic security environment and the arising consequences. During the analysis of the security environment, the new risks and threats including the ones of hybrid nature have been taken into account. The tasks of the armed forces have been harmonised in line with the allied commitments, the press service of the government informs. It is noted that the success in the fight against hybrid threats will depend on the synergy between the national defence plans and those of the Alliance. An analysis of the human, informational, material and financial resources available for defence has also been conducted. The conditions of severely limited budget resources have been taken into account and a balance has been made between the allocated resources and the country's defence capabilities. The documents identifies defence as wide-ranging state activity with single leadership, planing, financial and resource supply. The application of all-encompassing approach in the management of crises and conflicts has become exceptionally necessary for successfully countering hybrid warfare. It is of key importance to synchronise the activities of the armed forces with all government and non-government organisations and structures within the framework of a single strategy and plan. The defence of the country will be implemented within the framework and in application of the mechanism of collective defence of NATO and the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy. The effective use of the national defence capabilities will also be taken into consideration. The missions remain three – defence, maintaining international peace and security and contribution to national security in peace time. The structure and number of the armed forces are closely related to the necessary operational capabilities Bulgaria builds and develops its armed forces as a single set of forces and balanced capabilities with a single command system for management in peace time and in the time of crises. The peace-time personnel relies on a voluntary principle, with a voluntary reserve maintained for additional recruitment. A full review and re-issue of the national defence strategy is expected to take place in 2020. |
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