Main tasks

The State Intelligence Agency is a security service, directly subordinated to the Council of Ministers. It performs tasks assigned by the Prime Minister and by the President of the country, in coordination with the Prime Minister. The Agency does not perform tasks of internal political nature.

The State Intelligence Agency provides intelligence information that is equal in its amount and content, to the Chairperson of the National Assembly, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Prime Minister, the Ministers and state institutions, in accordance with their competences.

The Agency performs a broad spectrum of tasks, related to acquisition, analyzing and providing to our users intelligence information which is necessary for identification and prevention of risks and threats to the security of the Republic of Bulgaria.

At the same time, the Agency fulfills its commitments as part of the intelligence communities of the European Union (EU) and NATO.