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Bulgaria
Greek businessman partners with McKinsey to buy major Russian refinery in Bulgaria

At the heart of Bulgaria's attempts to distance itself from Russia, Lukoil's refinery in the country is the focus of intense interest. The discreet Dimitrios Dotsios, a former member of Barton's Family Capital, has teamed up with the US consulting giant to try to lay his hands on it.

France
Could a leftist civil servant with an intelligence background become France's next PM?

France's leftist coalition has picked Lucie Castets as its candidate to become PM. Yet it is unprecedented for a senior civil servant with an intelligence background to receive such a nomination. We look back over her career within French financial intelligence unit Tracfin.

United Kingdom
Former UK air chief marshal increases consultancy, from intelligence to drones and Africa

A year after stepping down as chief of the air staff for Britain's RAF, Michael Wigston has been advising defence groups, while also working for a corporate intelligence firm manned by ex-Foreign Office members.

Ecuador, United States
Florida aviation firm wins contract with Ecuador's Ministry of National Defense

Matrix Aviation will help the South American country implement new strategies to help combat increased drug trafficking.

The Tech Telegraph
Paris to study cyber-electronic warfare support systems, Ruselectronics' new drone jammers for Russia

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Paris Armed forces ministry eyes cyber-electronic warfare support systems

Moscow Ruselectronics ramps up anti-drone jammer production