Democratic Bulgaria (DB) lawmaker Ivaylo Mirchev said his party chose to abstain during the parliamentary Defense Committee vote on the proposed deployment of up to eight US tanker aircraft at the Bezmer airbase because it believed lawmakers had not been given enough information to make an informed decision. Speaking to reporters after the committee meeting, Mirchev explained that the party had requested additional security assessments before taking a position.

SOFIA, July 20 (Reuters) - Bulgaria, a NATO and EU member, will seek parliamentary approval on Monday for up to eight U.S. tanker aircraft to be stationed at a military airport,…

Opposition party GERB said it would support the deployment of US tanker aircraft at Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base but criticized Prime Minister Rumen Radev over what the party…