Bulgaria, UK to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement, security

6 November 2015 | 13:22 | FOCUS News Agency

Bulgaria, UK to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement, security

London. Rumyana Bachvarova, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, held a meeting with British Home Secretary Theresa May in the frames of her working visit to London, the press service of the Government announced.
Ms May expressed her high opinion of the good cooperation between the United Kingdom (UK) and Bulgaria in the fields of security and law enforcement.
The ministers discussed the migration crisis in the EU, the continuation of joint efforts in counteracting organised crime at a national level and in the EU, the fight against terrorism, and improving the efficiency of national security structures.
“Crime nowadays and threats to security are global and demand joint actions,” Minister Bachvarova noted.
“Our cooperation with partner services produces not only direct results but helps us increase the level of work and skills of the Ministry of Interior employees at the pace at which global processes develop,” the Bulgarian official commented.
The reforms in the systems of internal affairs of Bulgaria and the UK, which is a topical subject for both countries, were discussed.
Theresa May shared the UK’s difficult but positive experience and stressed the need of transformation of the security structures of the UK and in Europe in line with modern challenges.
Home Secretary May added the kinds of crime law enforcement structures had to tackle nowadays to guarantee citizens’ security were different from past ones and this required reforms.
The British official laid emphasis on the important role of new technologies to increase the efficiency of police work.
The British security structures and the possibility of adapting successful models to Bulgaria’s reality were focused on during the visit.
Rumyana Bachvarova was introduced to the role of the British National Security Council in identifying threats to national security and ensuring coordinated inter-institution actions.

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