State Agency for National Security
Bulgaria's Security Agency Gets Additional Funding over Migrant Crisis
The Bulgarian government has approved the allocation of BGN 0.5 M in additional funding to the State Agency for National Security (DANS) amid increased migratory pressure coming from the border with Turkey.
Bulgaria Arrests Two Men Trying to Smuggle 58 Afghan Migrants into Serbia
Bulgaria said on Friday it has cracked down on a people trafficking ring smuggling migrants bound for Western Europe from Bulgaria into Serbia.
Bulgaria Should Be Able to Bar People from Traveling Abroad, IntMin says
Bulgaria's counter-intelligence and security agency DANS must have the competence of prohibiting travels abroad if the person concerned could potentially threaten national security, officials say.
Dimitar Georgiev Appointed as Head of Bulgaria's Domestic Security Agency DANS
Dimitar Georgiev is the new chief of Bulgaria's domestic security agency DANS.
President Rosen Plevneliev has issued a decree for the appointment of Georgiev as Chairman of the State Agency for National Security known by its Bulgarian acronym DANS, according to a press release issued by the president's press office on Friday.
Bulgarian Cabinet Approves Resignation of DANS Deputy Chairperson
The Bulgarian government approved the resignation of the deputy chairperson of the State Agency for National Security (DANS) Vanya Stefanova.
The decision was taken at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, the government press service reports.
Missing Bulgaria Ex Security Head 'Spotted' near Petrich
The automobile of Petko Sertov, the former head of state security agency DANS who disappeared last Friday, was reportedly spotted near the town of Petrich, kilometers away from the Bulgaria-Greece Border.
The Interior Ministry's Chief Secretary said on Thursday authorities were investigating into the information, Darik Radio reports.
Ex Head of Bulgarian Intelligence Missing since Friday, IntMin Confirms
Petko Sertov, a former Chairman of Bulgaria's State Agency for National Security (DANS), has been missing since Friday, officials say.
Interior Minister Veselin Vuchkov has confirmed the reports, announcing the former national security chief is being sought nationally since early on Saturday.
Bulgaria’s Security Agency Awarded Extra BGN 250 000 to Handle Migration Flows
Bulgaria's government has earmarked an additional sum of BGN 250 000 for activities of the State Agency for National Security (DANS).
The funding is to go to activities related to handling the crisis caused by the increase in migration flows to Bulgaria, according to the press office of the caretaker government.