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Corporate Intelligence 18/01/2023

Bulgarian oligarch enlists US lobbyists' help in battling Sofia authorities

Bulgarian former banker Tsvetan Vassilev, exiled in Belgrade, is actively lobbying in Washington against his powerful opponents in Sofia. US consulting firms and an Austria-based consultant are helping him. [...]

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International Dealmaking 06/09/2022

Indonesia and Bulgaria eye Qatar's Mirage 2000-5

One of the 12 Mirage 2000-5 aircraft of the Qatari Air Force. © Paul Farley/UPI/MaxPPP

International Dealmaking 01/09/2022

Three US lobbyists help boost Caspian gas option for Europe

Hoping to make the most of Europe's urgent need for gas, Bulgarian firm Overgas has roped in three well-connected US lobbyists to help it tap into the Caspian Sea's resources. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 01/07/2022

Bulgarian-Turkish oligarch Ahmet Dogan hastens to shed VIP assets

Bulgarian oligarch Ahmet Demir Dogan. © Reuters

International Dealmaking 15/06/2022

US State Department oversees restructuring of southern European energy market

Washington is taking advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to speed up its nuclear energy plans in Greece. A cooperation programme is in preparation, with Bulgaria playing the role of go-between. [...]

International Dealmaking 05/04/2022

Airbus Helicopters' Bulgarian client wants to see results

AS-532 helicopters flying over Bulgaria. © Anton Balakchiev/Stocktrek Images/Alamy

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Government Intelligence 29/06/2021

Sacked intelligence chief under US sanctions calls out Russian influence

On the interim government's advice, President Rumen Radev has made a string of dismissals as the country heads into the 11 July elections. Those sacked included top intelligence officers who are ready to denounce Russian influence in the country, along with political opposition led by former prime minister Boyko Borisov. [...]

Government Intelligence 23/06/2021

US sanctions spurs Bulgaria's intelligence into action

The US sanctions have shaken Sofia's political world to the core and its embarrassed intelligence services have been forced to take a hard look at their own intelligence control bureau infiltrated by oligarchs. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 19/07/2017

LASA Engineering revives Erik Prince's militarized agricultural aircraft

LASA Engineering, which was founded by Erik Prince but is now owned by a Bulgarian aviation firm, is touting itself as an ITAR-free alternative to the companies that convert agricultural planes for anti-guerrilla deployment. [...]

22/06/2006

How Bulgarians and Israelis Deal with IEDs

Even though improvised explosive devices (IED) have become the major threat to troops in Iraq, only two systems to neutralize [...]

22/05/2003

Have Gangsters Under-mined the Country?

A secret report on ties between the underworld and politicians [...]

20/03/2003

Organized Crime

Security was tightened and police forces mobilized following the killing [...]

28/02/2002

Can the Bulgarians be Trusted?

European security services are wondering about the honesty and reliability of their counterparts in Bulgaria. In the past, the Bulgarians had links with organized crime. [...]

29/11/2001

In the Firing Line

As soon as he takes up office next January 22, Bulgaria’s new ex-Communist president, Georgi Parvanov , is expected to [...]

18/10/2001

Joint Data Bank For Intelligence Services

Bulgaria has proposed setting up a joint data bank for [...]

06/09/2001

Sofia Cleans Up Its Act

Anxious to gain favor with its European Union neighbors, the new Bulgarian government is determined to dampen criticism about the high level of corruption in its civil service. But will purges be enough to gain the trust of donors? [...]

05/07/2001

Bulgarians Bank on Energy Resources

Leaders of the National Simeon II Movement that came to power in the June 13 elections are seeking to capitalize [...]

26/10/2000

Europe Blind to Bulgarian Risk

A call by a number of European politicians for a lifting of visa requirements for Bulgarian nationals has stirred deep [...]

18/05/2000

Accusations fly in Leading Bulgarian Circles

In early May, the boss of the unit that fights [...]

20/01/2000

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS PUSH

Bulgarian interior minister Emanuil Yordanov put East Europe's cooperation with several western intelligence agencies on a concrete footing in Sofia [...]

16/12/1999

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES CRACK DOWN ON ARMS TRAFFIC

Several western intelligence agencies have long been calling for tighter [...]

18/11/1999

CHERNOY'S EMPIRE

Police forces in the U.S., Switzerland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom are particularly interested at the moment in Misha [...]

26/08/1999

RICHARD MONROE MILES

President Bill Clinton has proposed Richard Monroe Miles as the new U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria starting in September. The appointment [...]

22/07/1999

SOFIA THE SPY CAPITAL

Western intelligence agencies swarmed into the Bulgarian capital of Sofia from the very moment NATO launched its Allied Force operation [...]

22/04/1999

DISCREET POLITICAL ARRANGEMENTS

A councillor from the American embassy in Bulgaria, Christopher Dell, [...]

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Bulgarian oligarch enlists US lobbyists' help in battling Sofia authorities

Indonesia and Bulgaria eye Qatar's Mirage 2000-5

Three US lobbyists help boost Caspian gas option for Europe

Bulgarian-Turkish oligarch Ahmet Dogan hastens to shed VIP assets

US State Department oversees restructuring of southern European energy market

Airbus Helicopters' Bulgarian client wants to see results

Sacked intelligence chief under US sanctions calls out Russian influence

US sanctions spurs Bulgaria's intelligence into action

LASA Engineering revives Erik Prince's militarized agricultural aircraft

How Bulgarians and Israelis Deal with IEDs

Have Gangsters Under-mined the Country?

Organized Crime

Can the Bulgarians be Trusted?

In the Firing Line

Joint Data Bank For Intelligence Services

Sofia Cleans Up Its Act

Bulgarians Bank on Energy Resources

Europe Blind to Bulgarian Risk

Accusations fly in Leading Bulgarian Circles

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS PUSH

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES CRACK DOWN ON ARMS TRAFFIC

CHERNOY'S EMPIRE

RICHARD MONROE MILES

SOFIA THE SPY CAPITAL

DISCREET POLITICAL ARRANGEMENTS

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