The State Agency for National Security - SANS has successfully counteracted Russian intelligence activities in Bulgaria in 2019. In its annual report, SANS considers as a serious success the interception of intelligence activities of Russian diplomats and the ban on entry of Gen. Leonid Reshetnikov and businessman Konstantin Malofeev for a period of 10 years.
SANS has no information about terrorist activity in Bulgaria, about planned attacks on Bulgarian citizens and interests abroad or about creating of terrorist structures in this country. SANS assesses risk to public order from the activities of extreme right and left structures as low. 86 pre-trial proceedings and inspections over violations against the country's financial system have also been reported, as defendants are 71.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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