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New FDI screening regime in Bulgaria

After a long wait since early 2024, Bulgaria’s national mechanism for screening of foreign direct investments officially came into effect on 22 July 2025, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/452. This is now a fact following the promulgation of amendments to the Rules on Implementation of the Investment Promotion Act.

Dual price display and currency exchange in the context of euro adoption

When can we terminate a Motor Third Party Liability (MTPL) Insurance

Employment contract vs. civil contract – what clauses should not be included in a civil contract?

The New Cybersecurity Directive provides for sanctions similar to those under the GDPR

The Directive, to be transformed into local law in Bulgaria by 17 October 2024, provides new obligations for companies and organizations.

Nikola Stoychev

Two new partners in DPC

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.

DPC Shorts: Ivan Manev on VAT for uncollectible receivables

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

Ivan Alexander Manev

The EU Blue Card facilitates employing highly qualified citizens outside the Union

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.

Rositsa Vasileva

DPC advised Kolichka.bg on the local aspects of an international M&A transaction

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 adopted

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.

Amendments to the VAT Act

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

Ivan Alexander Manev

DPC Shorts: Radina Tomanova on the latest amendments to the Bulgarian Labour Code

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.

Radina Tomanova

DPC Shorts: Pavlina Ivanova on construction categories

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.

Pavlina Ivanova

January 27, 2022

ECHR with a new judgement on the abuse of SMS and traffic data in Bulgaria

On 11 January 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published its judgement regarding the case of Ekimdzhiev and Others v. Bulgaria (No. 70078/12). The proceedings were brought in relation to the legal conditions for wiretapping and surveillance in Bulgaria.

December 17, 2021

DPC named Firm of the Year - Bulgaria by Who’s Who Legal

This is the second time after 2019 that our team has received this high recognition.

December 14, 2021

DPC advised DHH on Evolink acquisition

А team of DPC M&A experts led by Zoya Todorova advised DHH S.p.A, an Italy-based company investing in hosting providers in Central and Eastern Europe, on the acquisition of the Bulgarian tech company Evolink AD.

December 3, 2021

What to look out for when establishing a right of use?

Can one get free lunch in case of an established right of use? The right of use has been known since Roman times. However, sometimes it turns out that the expectations of those concluding a contract for the establishment of a right of use differ from the case law views, especially as regards the rights and obligations of the parties.

December 1, 2021

Major provisions of the Spatial Development Act contradict the Constitution

The provisions of the Spatial Development Act on the existence of an applied detailed development plan with regard to the regulation, including the street regulation, as a condition for the issuance of a building permit, are unconstitutional.

November 10, 2021

Donka Stoyanova - national rapporteur at biennial FIDE congress

DPC partner Donka Stoyanova was one of the national rapporteurs for Bulgaria at the XXIX Congress of the International Federation of European Law (FIDE), held on 3-6 November in the Hague.

Donka Stoyanova

November 9, 2021

G20 endorsed the introduction of minimum corporate tax for the big companies

At the end of October 2021, the leaders of the countries of G20 endorsed an agreement for introducing a minimum corporate tax for multinational corporations.

Ivan Alexander Manev

October 4, 2018

Sofia welcomed ICC & DRBF regional conference on construction dispute resolution

The event hosted more than 50 eminent practitioners and speakers who shared their experience on different mechanisms and techniques for dispute resolution and dispute avoidance in the area of construction law.

October 28, 2020

Pencho Stanchev: price may not be the most important criteria when choosing an electricity supplier

The discussion, organized by Investor.bg with the participation of professionals from the energy industry, aimed to answer some current questions related to the mass transfer of non-household electricity consumers to the free electricity market.

Pencho Stanchev

February 26, 2018

Martin Zahariev, PHD, presented GDPR at a workshop under a European project

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

January 7, 2020

Desislava Krusteva gains recognition in the Women in Data 2019 survey

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

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