EU Security Will Not Improve Without Political Goals, MEP Vigenin 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian MEP Kristian Vigenin (S&D/Bulgarian Socialist Party) said Wednesday that the EU’s SAFE (Security Action for Europe) instrument provides an opportunity for any country to take a more active role in strengthening the Union’s defence capabilities. He said that Bulgaria is among the countries with a well-developed defence industry and should take full advantage of the instrument.
Vigenin described SAFE as a chance for Bulgaria to cooperate with other member states holding the necessary licences to adapt its industry for the production of weapons and ammunition according to NATO standards.
He added that SAFE is only one part of a series of related initiatives. Vigenin said he is working on a regulation to significantly speed up the approval of defence projects, so that procedures currently taking one to two years could be completed within 60 days of project submission.
He pointed out that the European instrument would help close technological gaps and reduce the EU’s lag compared with other countries such as the United States, and that over time the Union should acquire the capacity to produce all necessary equipment independently, while maintaining opportunities for cooperation.
Vigenin stressed that no matter how many weapons the EU produces, security will not improve without clear political objectives, the creation of a European army, and the development of the required road and rail infrastructure to ensure military mobility.
Vigenin also said he believes the outgoing government has fulfilled its role regarding Bulgaria’s participation in SAFE and that the process should continue. EU Security Will Not Improve Without Political Goals, MEP Vigenin 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-21 18:11:00 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