The Council of Ministers adopted a decision to propose to the National Assembly the election of Denyo Denev as Chair of the State Agency for National Security (SANS).
Denyo Denev is the current acting head of SANS.
Parliament resolved on October 2 that the Chair of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) will be elected by the National Assembly on the proposal of the Council of Ministers. With amendments adopted at a single sitting, Parliament approved the new procedure for appointing the Chair of the State Agency for National Security, moving the responsibility from the President to the National Assembly.
On September 2, 2025, PM Rosen Zhelyazkov said the Government had formally asked President Rumen Radev to appoint acting SANS head Denyo Denev for a full term, noting the law’s one-month window and the ongoing institutional deadlock.
On September 19, 2025, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee warned that draft amendments across several security-service laws would strip the President of decree powers for appointing the heads of SANS, the State Intelligence Agency (SIA), and the State Agency Technical Operations (SATO), transferring appointments directly to Parliament. The NGO framed this as a response to the President’s refusal to appoint Denev and as a move with implications for checks and balances. Government Nominates Denyo Denev for Chair of State Agency for National Security THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-05 17:32:50 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
