Bulgarian Army to Be Cut in Half - Report

The numeric strength Bulgarian army is going to be reduced in half, according to information gathered by Bulgarian daily Standart.

The newspaper writes that as part of the reforms in the army a cut-down from the current 33 000 service-persons to 17 000 is previewed.

There are seven additional scenarios for reductions in the army, but this, together with a reduction to 24 000, are “the most widely discussed options,” according to Standard.

The cut-down is motivated by reduced military spending, which in 2010 is with 38% less than in 2009.

Wednesday Bulgarian Minister of Defence Any Angelov confirmed that there is going to be a significant shrinking in Bulgaria's armed forces, but refused to name numbers. He said that first a strategic review of the army must be completed. This is expected to happen early August.

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