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The annual terrorism report for 2022 from the US Bureau of Combating Terrorism has spotlighted Bulgaria's vulnerabilities, citing foreign terrorist groups leveraging the nation's illegal smuggling and trafficking networks to infiltrate Europe.

EUROPOL headquarters in the Hague, Netherlands. Photo: EPA-EFE/JERRY LAMPEN

Milovic said this startling info was presented to the former government at an official meeting but did not name the three officers or their ranks.

After being established to replace the old, discredited secret police, the new National Security Agency, ANB, is facing its first major public test over its staff vetting process.

The security agreement signed by the US and Montenegro will allow the exchange of security data in the defence and military sphere and provide Podgorica with access to new intelligence technologies.