Balgarianovinite.com On Saturday, Prime Minister Rumen Radev defended the government’s decision to appoint Stancho Stanev as deputy chairperson of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) and to task him with serving as acting head of the Agency until a permanent chairperson is named.
Radev explained that deputy chairs of SANS are appointed on the proposal of the Agency’s chairperson, adding that he had accepted the recommendation made by the current acting chair, Denyo Denev. He described the choice as a rational one, pointing out that Stanev comes from the broader security sector but is not currently part of SANS itself.
Addressing concerns over the appointment, Radev said he was not troubled by the proposal. He argued that bringing in someone from outside the agency could be useful, given the need to assess past developments within the security services. He also stated that SANS had in recent years been subject to pressure from “oligarchic circles,” and said it was important to first establish what had taken place.
Commenting on criticism regarding Stanev’s past security clearance, which was reportedly revoked in 2013, Radev said he had examined the matter. According to him, the issue had been resolved through the courts, after which Stanev was reinstated in the National Protection Service and held a senior position.
Radev also expressed hope that a permanent chairperson of SANS would be appointed soon, signalling that Stanev’s current role is intended as an interim arrangement following Friday’s government decision. PM Radev Defends SANS Leadership Appointment, Citing Need for Stability, External Perspective 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-09 07:55:07 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law