Bulgarian Security Policy 2000

Security and defence issues, attitudes towards the Euro-Atlantic partnership and the participation of the Bulgarian armed forces in peace-support operations. Topics: Components of the defence concept; risks and guarantees for the national security; attitude towards the Bulgarian armed forces; best foreign policy; Bulgaria´s accession to NATO and EU; major international institutions as a factor for European security and stability; trust in NATO, OSCE, EU and UN; participation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces in military operations and peace-support operations etc.; participation of Bulgarian troops in NATO actions; EU´s decision to create armed forces; Multinational Peace Force in South-Eastern Europe; principle for recruitment of soldiers; increase of the share of women in the professional corps; reform in the Bulgarian armed forces; trust in institutions; public prestige of professional groups/elites in Bulgaria; possible full-time employment of a religious entity in the Bulgarian armed forces; use of mass media for information about Bulgarian defence and national security issues; trust in mass media; personnel hardships; party affiliation.