Bulgaria's Government Proposes Indefinite Classification of State Secrets

The Bulgarian government, led by Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, has proposed changes to the Law on the Protection of Classified Information (LPCI) that would allow certain information to remain classified indefinitely. These amendments have been made available for public consultation on the government’s Public Consultations Portal, according to a report by BGNES.

Under the current legislation, classified state secrets are protected for periods ranging from six months to 30 years, depending on their level of classification....