State aid in the form of direct grants will continue to apply until the end of June 2022. The adopted changes increase the amount of eligible total aid. Guides and ...

The Council of Ministers has adopted new rules on financial assistance for dealing with the effects of COVID-19. The new rules enter into force as of January 1, 2021. Employers ...

According to the order issued by the Minister of Health on November 27 2020 at 11:30 p.m. new anti-epidemic measures are introduced, which will be in force until December 21 ...

On 17.11.2020, new amendments to State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act were published in the State Gazette, the most significant of which include: Provisions for videoconferencing In the event ...

Amendments to the Local Fees and Taxes Act were published in the State Gazette. The main change is related to the mitigation of the effects of COVID-19. The Municipal Council ...

On 21st of April 2020 the European Data Protection Board adopted Guidelines on the processing of health data for research purposes in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and Guidelines ...

Documents to the procedure “Support for medium-sized businesses to overcome the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic” have been published. They envision a grant in the amount of BGN 30 ...

The National Assembly adopted amendments to the Health Act, which changes and supplements the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act. The law will now cover overcoming the consequences of ...

The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank confirmed the draft of the Order for deferral and settlement of accounts payable to banks and their subsidiaries – financial institutions in ...

The European Commission (the Commission) has provided an interpretative guideline (the Guidelines) in order to clarify the EU passenger rights and to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 on the ...

On April 2nd, 2020 the European commission (the “EC”) proposed a new instrument for temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (“SURE”) regarding the Covid-19 pandemic consequences.  By means of SURE financial assistance will be provided:  in the form ...

On the 9the April 2020, the State Gazette published the amendments and supplements to the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act. Key amendments: A definite list of the court ...

This article will address the applicability of the force majeure to construction contracts in the light of the declared state of emergency in the Republic of Bulgaria due to COVID-19 ...

The Public Procurement Act (PPA) is suspended in relation to public procurement procedures with the following subjects: purchase of hygiene packages, disinfectants, medical devices and personal protective equipment necessary to ...

  Tourism vs COVID-19

Following the declaration of a coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and as a precautionary measure, many countries have imposed anti-epidemic measures that directly or indirectly affected various tourism services. The organized travel ...

Yesterday, the Government adopted Decree on the conditions and the application procedure for employer`s compensations aiming to preserve the employment during the state of emergency, declared with Parliament decision dated ...

The National Assembly adopted the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act on 23rd of March 2020. The State Gazette promulgated the new Act on the following day.This law amends ...

The National Assembly adopted the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act which provides for several amendments in the Social Security Act (SSA). The aim of these amendments is to ...

The following terms are extended: 09.2020 – for publication of the annual financial statementя, consolidated financial statements and annual reports; 06.2020 – for submission of the lack of activity declarations. ...

Updated: 24 February 2020 The National Assembly adopted the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act on 23rd of March 2020. The State Gazette promulgated the new Act on the ...

Updated: 24 February 2020 The National Assembly adopted the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act on 23rd of March 2020. The State Gazette promulgated the new Act on the ...

In response to the global pandemic, GLOBALAW has assembled a dedicated team of lawyers to support clients with cross-border and local legal issues created by COVID-19. As the novel coronavirus ...

Updated: 24 February 2020 The National Assembly adopted the State of Emergency Measures and Actions Act on 23rd of March 2020. The State Gazette promulgated the new Act on the ...

The State of Emergency Measures Act, provides that the validity term of the following personal documents is extended by 6 months if their current term expires within the period March ...