Balgarianovinite.com Chief Commissioner Yavor Serafimov has been appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Interior Ministry by order of Interior Minister Daniel Mitov, the Ministry said on Wednesday. In his new role, Serafimov will continue to lead the specialized operational task force for analysing and countering money laundering.
The removal of Bulgaria from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “grey list” of jurisdictions under increased monitoring is among the main priorities of both the Interior Ministry and the government. Those countries are subject to increased monitoring due to deficiencies in countering money laundering and terrorist financing. Bulgaria was put on the list in October 2023, the Interior Ministry said.
The inter-agency structure, headed by Chief Commissioner Serafimov, was established on the Interior Ministry’s proposal, and at the end of 2025 the Council of Ministers adopted a decree on its formation. The purpose of the specialized task force is to unite the resources and efforts of the competent law-enforcement authorities of the Interior Ministry (the General Directorate National Police and the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime – GDCOC) together with the Customs Agency and the National Revenue Agency under the Ministry of Finance, as well as the State Agency for National Security, in countering money laundering.
Yavor Serafimov joined the Interior Ministry in 1999 and held various positions, including Deputy Director and Director of GDCOC. Since May 2025, he has served as Deputy Director of the General Directorate National Police. He has been repeatedly awarded for outstanding professional achievements. Yavor Serafimov Appointed Interior Ministry Deputy Secretary General 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-28 17:06:26 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