00707nas a2200121   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260006800044100001900112245006000131520039400191       2013                            d  cOctober 2013bCentre for Security and Defence ManagementaSofia1 aValeri Ratchev00aWill there be a NATO centre in Bulgaria? (in Bulgarian)3 a<p>Bulgaria&#039;s defence ministry announced on October 2nd a proposal to the Council of Ministers to close down the Centre of Excellence on Crisis Management and Disaster Response. Analysing requirements and the experience so far, in view of NATO&#039;s and Bulgaria&#039;s policies, the author qualifies this proposal as irresponsible, incompetent, and a sign of national nihilism.</p>