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Eyal Natan, pillar of Bulgarian-Israeli business channels and former partner of a Moscow spy

The dismantling of a Russian espionage network by the British security services is having a knock-on effect on the other side of Europe.

Overgas studies Uniper's Socar partnership as it tries to get Caspian gas to Europe

Bulgarian gas company Overgas's three American directors are looking for partners to help it transport gas to Europe. They are weighing the pros and cons of a partnership in Azerbaijan.

The Agencies' Gazette
Intelligence Academy seeks director, Abbas Ibrahim's mandate, Moscow's anti-drone battle, CIA's PCRB problem, Bulgarian intelligence

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week we look at Moscow, Washington, Paris, Sofia and Beirut.

France Intelligence Academy advertises for new director

Lebanon Berri joins push to extend Ibrahim's mandate

Russia Intelligence at forefront of fight against drones

United States CIA publication review process questioned

Bulgaria Internal security under scrutiny

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

jerusalem/sofia
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 [...]

SOFIA
Have Gangsters Under-mined the Country?

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

SOFIA
Organized Crime

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

Negociations > 7 November 2002

MILKO KOVACHEV, Bulgarian energy minister, has formed a lobby group that includes 20 European Parliament legislators to negotiate with Brussels on allowing the Koziodoi nuclear power station to continue functioning.

ORGANIZED CRIME
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.

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 [...]

Joint Data Bank For Intelligence Services

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