The Files Commission has launched a large-scale audit of individuals associated with companies executing public procurement contracts with an annual value exceeding 500,000 BGN. The first partial result was announced with Decision No. 3-163 of August 19, 2026.
The audit is being conducted under the Act on Access and Disclosure of Documents and Announcing the Affiliation of Bulgarian Citizens with the State Security and the Intelligence Services of the Bulgarian People's Army. It covers managers, authorized representatives, members of management and control bodies, beneficial owners, and individuals who directly or indirectly exercise control over the respective companies.
The criterion is for the company to have contracts under the Public Procurement Act worth over 500,000 BGN within a single calendar year, including participation in a consortium.
2276 contracts in scope
The audit dataset includes 2276 contracts concluded between October 22, 2024, and August 20, 2025. As of the date of the decision, the commission has completed work on 100 of the contracts and has audited 133 individuals.
Another 184 people are not subject to the audit because in July 1991, when the Decree on State Security was repealed, they were not of legal age and it was impossible for them to have been recruited as collaborators.
The commission reports that among the persons audited so far, an affiliation with the State Security bodies or the intelligence services of the Bulgarian People's Army has been established for seven individuals.
- Vladimir Vushev – manager and partner in "SPARTAK-V" OOD
- Georgi Zdravkov – beneficial owner and member of the Board of Directors of "STING" AD
- Georgi Georgiev – sole owner and manager of "SP HOLDING" EOOD
- Zhivko Nedev – member of the Board of Directors of "HYDROSTROY" AD
- Milcho Kiryakov – member of the Supervisory Board of "TRANSSTROY-BURGAS" AD
- Mikhail Ivanov – manager of "RVP INVEST" EOOD
- Tsanko Tsonev – partner in "GARANT-90-CONEV I SIE" OOD
The audit continues, with the remaining contracts and individuals within the scope of the decision set to be reviewed.
Over 15,000 audits in six months
During the first half of 2026, the Files Commission audited a total of 15,316 Bulgarian citizens on various legal grounds. For 258 people, an affiliation with the structures of the State Security and the intelligence services of the Bulgarian People's Army was established.
The names of 153 of them have been publicly announced. The most common reason for not disclosing an affiliation is that the respective person is deceased.
The commission's latest report to the National Assembly is the 39th in a row and covers the period from December 20, 2025, to July 20, 2026. In the first six months of the year, 422 case files were completed.
The commission's reading room was visited by 584 people. 492 applications for access to archival documents were submitted – 382 of them from individuals seeking information about themselves or their direct relatives, 88 related to research and investigative activities, and 22 under the Act on the Political and Civil Rehabilitation of Repressed Persons.
The commission provided available archival materials to 180 applicants, performed 228 audits where no archival materials were found, and issued 14 certificates of suffered repression.
Legislative changes ahead
In accordance with the 2026 State Budget Act, Deputy Prime Minister Ivo Hristov must develop a proposal for regulatory changes by September 15 related to the closure of the Files Commission and the transfer of its activities to the "Archives" State Agency.
Supporters of this change point to the costs of the institution and the need for restructuring. Its critics, however, raise the question of whether the identification and public announcement of affiliation with repressive services can be automatically transferred to an archival administration.
The current procedure is based on the special law of 2006, adopted following a political consensus between the ruling parties, the opposition, and civil organizations. It is precisely this law that determines how audits are performed, how documents are collected and evaluated, and under what conditions results are announced.