Balgarianovinite.com Parliament’s Defence Committee on Tuesday approved a draft decision allowing the temporary deployment of US aircraft and military personnel in Bulgaria to support operations in the Middle East. The proposal passed with 11 votes in favour, one against and two abstentions and now awaits approval by Parliament.
The draft decision, submitted by the Council of Ministers on July 20, was presented to the committee by Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov. It follows a US diplomatic note requesting the deployment of up to eight KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft, up to 250 US service members carrying personal weapons and ammunition, and the necessary airport equipment at Bezmer Air Base from July 24 to October 1.
Stoyanov said he would travel to Yambol on Friday to meet with mayors from the region, where Bezmer Air Base is located. He said parliamentary approval was being sought because of public concerns raised during the previous deployment of US aircraft at Sofia Airport.
An assessment by the Military Intelligence Service found that while risks exist, there is no direct threat to Bulgaria’s national security, Stoyanov said.
The committee rejected a proposal by Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev to hold a closed-door hearing with Military Intelligence Service Director Brigadier General Venelin Venev later on Tuesday.
On May 29, the Government extended until June 30 the stay in Bulgaria of up to 15 US aircraft, their support personnel and equipment. The aircraft subsequently departed Sofia’s Vasil Levski Airport. At the time, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Bulgaria had not received a positive response on visa-free travel for Bulgarian citizens to the United States and could not approve a prolonged stay of the tanker aircraft at Sofia Airport because Bulgaria also had its own priorities and procedures. Defence Committee Approves Draft Decision Allowing US Aircraft Deployment in Bulgaria 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-21 15:15:00 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
