Nenchev

Ogynyan Nenchev has spent the last 15 years trying to escape Vidin, a province in the north-western tip of Bulgaria. Six times he went in search of a better life, six times he came back. His decision to keep returning to the poorest corner of the poorest country of the European Union was unusual. His desire to leave was not.

According to the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office (SCPO), the initial indictment against Defence Minister Nenchev is that, in the period 05.05.2015 - 09.09.2015, in his official capacity as a person occupying a post of grave responsibility - defence minister, he did not fulfill his professional obligations and did not ensure aviation safety and flight efficiency of the military aircraft belonging

Bulgarian Defense Minister has called on President Rosen Plevneliev to return draft changes to military intelligence law for consideration by lawmakers.

After Parliament passed an amendment to ban non-military officials from heading the Defense Information Service, Yordan Bakalov, currently taking office, doesn't meet the requirements anymore.

NATO would not do anything in Bulgaria unless the country specifically demands that. That was the statement made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio.

The decision for the dislocation of heavy weaponry to Bulgaria has been made by the US and not by NATO.

Bulgaria's government should allocate more money to defense, President Rosen Plevneliev's Defense and Security Secretary Atanas Samandov has said.

He told daily Pressa that several projects could be developed to boost the military industry, citing the example of prospective cooperation with US companies on armored personnel carriers.

He has masters degrees in law and political science. Nenchev has taught in the New Bulgarian University, Sofia.

Nenchev is deputy chair of the "European Integration" association and coordinator of the programme for trans-border cooperation and European integration for South Eastern Europe.

He was the head of staff of Vice President Todor Kavaldzhiev.