Bulgaria’s October 2015 elections: 267 candidate mayors worked for State Security
A total of 267 candidate mayors in Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 mayoral and municipal elections had worked for the country’s
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Dossier Commission
Opening of Bulgaria’s communist Military Intelligence files irks socialists
The order by Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev to transfer communist-era Military Intelligence archives to the Dossier Commission – the
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Bulgarian Defence Minister orders handover of communist Military Intelligence archives to Dossier Commission
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev signed an order on May 27 to deliver the archives of communist-era Military Intelligence to
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Head of Bulgarian history museum to publish book of his file as a State Security agent
The State Security files on Bozhidar Dimitrov, the controversial head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum, are to be published as
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New website offers details of Bulgaria’s communist-era State Security agents
A new website, agentibg.com, was launched on November 24, offering searchable details of people identified as having worked for Bulgaria’s
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Tardiness in opening communist secret service files a big mistake in Bulgaria’s transition, President Plevneliev says
Opening the files of Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security late was a big mistake in the country’s transition, President
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Twelve former State Security agents in Bulgaria’s new National Assembly
Twelve members of Bulgaria’s 240-member 43rd National Assembly, that took office on October 27, formerly worked for the country’s communist-era secret
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry permanent secretary dismissed
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s highest official, permanent secretary Georgi Dimitrov, has been dismissed, the ministry said on October 9. Dimitrov,
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Dossier Commission names credit millionaires, bankers linked to communist-era State Security
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body that discloses people in public life that had links to the country’s communist-era State Security
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