01135nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260006600044653001700110653001300127653001900140653002500159653002400184653002400208100001900232245008200251520060800333       2015                            d  cApril 2015bCentre for Security and Defence ManagementaSofia10aarmed forces10aBulgaria10adefence budget10adefence capabilities10aMinister of Defence10aMinistry of Defence1 aValeri Ratchev00aBulgaria’s 2014 Annual Defence Report: Plenty of Data, Low Political Impact3 aThe Annual Report on the Status of Defence and the Armed Forces is an important political act, which reveals to the public and its deputies in the Parliament the status, problems, and prospects of national defence and the Armed Forces. The 2014 Report reveals only a single problem that is obvious and clear to all - insufficient budget for rearmament. However, the report does not formulate the dilemmas the leadership of Defence faces and options for the future development of the armed forces. The lack of timely decisions will increasingly turn decision issues into dilemmas of the "either-or" type.