From 9 to 11 February 2026, CMDR COE hosted more than 120 experts from across the Euro-Atlantic community in Sofia for the BULGARIA 2025 Lessons Identified Conference – the crucial “after-action” step following NATO’s 20th Emergency Management Exercise, BULGARIA 2025.

The exercise itself was co-organised by NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) and Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior, through the Directorate General Fire Safety and Civil Protection. It was conducted in Montana, Bulgaria, from 7 to 12 September 2025 and brought together over 1,000 participants from Allied and partner nations and organisations, who trained side by side in a demanding disaster-response scenario.

Save the Date | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1–3 June 2026

The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) delivered the “Risk Management for Business Continuity and Organisational Resilience” course in Sofia from 12 to 16 January 2026.