Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov will participate in Monday’s meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) and the European Defence Agency’s Steering Board, which will be held in Brussels, his Ministry said.
The Council will discuss EU military support for Ukraine, after an informal exchange of views with the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, and NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska.
The Council meeting will focus on EU military support for Ukraine, including ammunition deliveries and additional options to support the Ukrainian armed forces, the Defence Ministry said. Ministers will also exchange views on ways to boost Europe’s defence industry so it can meet growing demand, including through the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument aimed at strengthening the European defence industrial base, and the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP).
Measures to counter Russia’s shadow fleet will also be discussed. Defence ministers will be briefed on actions to further strengthen Ukraine’s armed forces through the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine).
The forum will conclude with a discussion on the EU’s defence readiness. Defence ministers are expected to review ongoing initiatives supporting the EU’s Defence Technological and Industrial Base, as well as opportunities for cooperation to address capability shortfalls. Views will be exchanged on the implementation of the European Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030, and ministers will be briefed on the European Commission’s new approach to military mobility, the Ministry added Bulgarian Defence Minister to Attend Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) Meeting 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-01 08:02:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law