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Congratulations to the new cohort of NATO GFPs!

The CMDR COE Team won the cup in the category Governmental Institutions at the 8^th Sofia Ekiden (Relay) Marathon on 6 September 2022.

CMDR COE hosting

An Annex to the Tehnical Agreement was signed between the CMDR COE and the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy formalizing the commitment to implement the agreed activities within the next 5 years.

The European Security and Defence College (ESDC) had the honour of co-organising the course on Disaster Relief in CSDP Context, together with the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence, the Diplomatic Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and the Romanian National College of Home Affairs. 

Interns present their research on CMDR-related topics.

The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge about the impact of man-made, natural and climate driven disasters on the European Security.

CMDR COE Director awarded for contribution

CMDR COE Panelist to the NATO Partnerships 360 Symposium.

Official ceremony of accession

A senior leaders course, 27-30 June 2022

20-24 June 2022

The CMDR COE new approach to reducing plastic pollution.

In hybrid mode from 6 to 9 June 2022

Major General Tony Wright in Sofia

The CMDR COE is proud to announce that on 31^st of May 2022 a meeting with representatives from The United Kingdom Embassy to Bulgaria and the United States Embassy to Bulgaria was held.

On 31^st of May, 2022, General Yaşar Güler, Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces paid an official visit to CMDR COE.

Event with Krasno Selo District – Sofia Municipality

Online in the period 23-26 May

Together with Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute (BDI) online iteration of the Crisis Management in Multilateral Frameworks (IGOs): The Role of Political/Civilian and Military Crisis Diplomacy Course

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We are proud to announce that a Note of Joining of Hungary to CMDR OOE was signed at the Headquarters of the Allied Command of Transformation.

Brigadier General Marcus Ellermann paid a visit to the CMDR COE

Another successful iteration of the Climate Change and Security course took place from 05 to 08 April 2022 on the CMDR COE premises in Sofia, and online.

CAX Viking 2022, 30 March – 7 April

Today, 5^th April, the Climate Change and Security Course began. The course is conducted under the auspicious of the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), with the support of the Diplomatic Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.

On 31 March 2022, CMDR COE celebrated its 7^th Anniversary

The hyrbid (residential and on-line) edition of the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Course was conducted in the period 21-25 Mar 2022 from the virtual studio of CMDR COE.