MEDIA

NATO and Bulgaria are holding one of the world’s largest and most complex emergency management exercises, from 7 to 12 September 2025, at the Professional Training Centre for first responders in Montana, Bulgaria.

Media representatives are invited to the official exercise opening on Monday, 8 September 2025, from 09:30 to 12:30. This will be held at the Base of Operations, in Erden, near Montana.

The opening programme will include remarks by Bulgarian and NATO senior officials, a press conference, demonstrations from the exercise participants and opportunities to engage with emergency responders from a number of countries and organisations participating in the exercise.

Additional media opportunities during the exercise are available upon request.

Media interested to cover Exercise BULGARIA 2025 should contact addamyanov.160@mvr.bg for accreditation. Please include in your email:

the name of the media outlet,

the names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers of the journalists seeking accreditation.

The deadline for receiving accreditation requests is 30 August 2025.

Only accredited media representatives will have access to the exercise.

Media representatives covering the exercise should make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Journalists are encouraged to book a room through the following link.