Bulgaria Considers Increasing Defense Spending to 2.5% of GDP, Says Acting Defense Minister

Acting Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov has expressed support for the US President Donald Trump’s goal of increasing defense spending for NATO member states to 2.4% of GDP, emphasizing that this target is both necessary and realistic. In Bulgaria, there is political consensus on not only meeting but exceeding this benchmark, with plans to allocate up to 2....