Balgarianovinite.com Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) of the Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition said Friday that it is in Bulgaria’s best interests to join a French initiative for an extended nuclear umbrella to include more EU countries in it. Two parties reacted to the idea, one dismissing it and the other questioning it.
Speaking to reporters in parliament, DSB leader Atanas Atanassov and MEP Radan Kanev urged President Iliana Iotova to hold a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security to discuss the initiative of French President Macron and see if Bulgaria has an interest in joining. “We at DSB believe that it is in everybody’s best interest to see this defence initiative reach all the way to the Black Sea,” he said. He added that in the present situation of unprecedented insecurity with the wars in Ukraine and Iran, Bulgaria is “certainly very much interested in gaining such unconditional security guarantee”. “We believe it is appropriate to convene a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security, for this discussion to be held with representatives of all political forces, to seek a national consensus on the issue, and for the topic of national security to be taken out of the election campaign,” said Radan Kanev.
DSB believe it would be appropriate for the coalition of former President Rumen Radev to also be invited to the National Security Council meeting as it is widely seen as a sure factor in the next Parliament.
DSB doesn’t think that Bulgaria risks becoming a target by joining the nuclear defence initiative.
Speaking in Parliament’s lobby on Friday, There Is Such a People (TISP) Floor Leader Toshko Yordanov questioned questioned that. Also, he said that Radev’s coalition can’t be part of the Consultative Council on National Security. “Radev’s political entity cannot attend the CCNS because only parties currently represented in Parliament participate,” Yordanov said.
The chair of the parliamentary defence committee, Hristo Gadjev (GERB-UDF), had a harsh reaction to DSB’s idea. In a Facebook post, Gadjev blamed CC-DB of seeking a distraction from “the outrageousness of the Gurov cabinet” and finding one in the extended nuclear umbrella. Gadjev argues that it would be “unacceptable for Bulgaria” to join the project. DSB Suggests Bulgaria Join French Nuclear Umbrella Initiative, Idea Meets Pushback from Some Parties in Parliament 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-06 16:48:00 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