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Support to strengthening the resilience of non-profit sector against terrorist financing risks in Bulgaria
A seminar on “Managing terrorist financing risks in the non-profit organisations (NPOs) sector in Bulgaria” took place in Sofia on 13 May 2026, gathering 85 representatives from government institutions, financial regulators, the NPO sector, and international experts. This event is part of an...
Strengthening Bulgaria’s capacity to tackle terrorist financing with enhanced guidelines and comprehensive training plan for intelligence, investigative and prosecutorial authorities
On 12 May 2026, the Council of Europe organised two key activities to support Bulgarian authorities in strengthening their capacities to investigate and prosecute terrorist financing cases. The events were organised in cooperation with the European Commission and the Ministry of Justice of...
European AML/CFT authorities gather in Sofia to advance the effective use of OSINT for operational and strategic analysis
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) and financial intelligence practitioners from nine European countries joined at a multi-country conference on “Enhancing the effective use of OSINT in AML/CFT operational and strategic analysis” in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 19-20 November 2025. The event, organised by...
Bulgarian FIU and Law Enforcement strengthen skills for more strategic OSINT use in AML/CFT operational and strategic analysis
The Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division continues to assist Bulgarian authorities in increasing their capacity to employ modern tools in operational and strategic analysis for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). Building on an initial...
Council of Europe supports the capacity strengthening in the AML/CFT supervision of DNFBPs in Bulgaria
A two-day training on the anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) risk-based supervision of designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) took place in Sofia on 21-22 May 2025, bringing together representatives of key Bulgarian supervisory authorities....
Council of Europe supports awareness-raising on terrorist financing risks for non-profit organisations in Bulgaria
On 20 May 2025, an awareness-raising seminar addressing terrorist financing (TF) risks for non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Bulgaria took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event which was organised in close cooperation with the Financial Intelligence Directorate of the State Agency for National...
Supporting Bulgaria in strengthening AML/CFT compliance of designated businesses and professions from the private sector
More than 300 representatives of designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) in Bulgaria took part in a series of awareness-raising sessions on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations which took place between 15 and 17 April 2025 in...
Bulgarian authorities strengthen counter-terrorist financing investigation capabilities
A two-day training on terrorist financing investigations was delivered to Bulgarian authorities on 17–18 March 2025. The event was organised within the framework of the joint Council of Europe and European Commission project “Enhancing the capabilities for risk-based AML supervision and financial...
Enhancing the capacities of the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence on operational analysis
The Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) is currently supporting the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Unit (Financial Intelligence Directorate under the State Agency for National Security - FID-SANS) with enhancing its financial intelligence function. In this regard,...
Raising Bulgarian obliged entities’ awareness of AML/CFT and targeted financial sanctions obligations
On 18-20 June 2024, the Council of Europe Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) supported the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Directorate under the State Agency for National Security (FID-SANS) in organising a set of awareness-raising seminars for various sectors of obliged entities...
Supporting Bulgarian AML/CFT supervisors with enhancing their AML/CFT risk-based supervision practices
The Council of Europe's Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) is supporting Bulgarian authorities with enhancing the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) risk-based supervision of designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs), virtual...
OSINT training for the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Unit to further enhance its operational and strategic analysis
The Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division (ECCD) is working with the Financial Intelligence Directorate under the State Agency for National Security (FID-SANS, Bulgarian FIU) to further strengthen its operational and strategic analytical functions. As part of these...
Enhancing AML/CFT Risk-Based Supervision of the DNFBP sector in Bulgaria
On 03 - 06 October 2023, the Council of Europe’s Economic Crime and Cooperation Division organised a four-day training on the risk-based anti-money laundering and countering the terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision of Designated Non-financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBP)’ sectors for...