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As tradition has it, the promotions for this year were announced at a DPC’s annual party and have come into force as of 1 March.

An amendment to the VAT Act was adopted, providing for the possibility to reduce the taxable amount of supplies for which the receivables have become irrecoverable

At the end of January, important legal changes were adopted governing the conditions and procedure for issuing a long-term residence and work permit of the “EU Blue Card” type. The changes are aimed at facilitating access to the Bulgarian labour market for highly qualified citizens outside the European Union (EU) which could have a positive impact on labour shortages in a number of sectors of the Bulgarian economy.

Kolichka.bg's parent company in the Czech Republic Košík Holding was the target of the acquisition with METRO AG acquiring a 25% stake

Whistleblowers Protection Act (full name: Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches or Publicly Disclose Information on Breaches Act) (the Act) was adopted at second reading on the Parliament’s last working day and promulgated in the State Gazette.

An amendment to the VAT Act has been adopted, providing for the possibility to reduce the taxable amount of supplies for which the receivables have become uncollectible

In this video our labour law expert Radina Tomanova briefly presents three amendments to the Bulgarian Labor Code made in 2022 and affecting employees that: 1. conclude an employment contract with a term of up to one year; 2. want to work for more than one employer; 3. are fathers of children up to the age of 8.

Depending on the characteristics, significance, complexity and risks of operation, construction in Bulgaria is categorised from the first to the sixth category. Why is construction categorisation necessary? Who is responsible for proper categorization? What is the case law in construction categorization cases? These questions are answered by Pavlina Ivanova, a leading expert in property and construction law.

Interested in crypto assets? Did you know that the institutions are discussing the introduction of a regulation on crypto asset markets? The widespread use of cryptocurrencies and the introduction of new high-tech processes pose a challenge to already established tax and financial regulations at European level. Find out what the EU legislative initiatives are and what they aim to achieve in this video with Viktoriya Veleva, technology and data law expert at DPC. *This video is in Bulgarian

Martin Zahariev, PhD delivered a presentation at a workshop on privacy and education in the context of the so called “once-only” principle.

Global Data Review – the leading information source within the data law landscape – has recently released its new survey Women in Data 2019.