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EU member state · BG

Bulgaria

България

QuietOfficial position

No formal position detected yet. Coverage continues, absence is itself the data point.

DormantImplementation readiness

No preparation activity detected to date.

Signal density
Not yet measured
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No recent activity
Sources monitored
2 sources

15 reference fields

Coverage
Wave 3 (expanding coverage)

EU member since 2007, outside the eurozone

Section 1

Official position

No operator-written summary yet. Default reading: As of the latest review, the Bulgaria position is quiet. No formal position detected yet. Coverage continues, absence is itself the data point.

How this has evolved

8 events on record

  1. Europe introduces the '28th regime' for companies: registration in 48 hours and under 100 euros

    Economic.bg explains the EU Inc. / 28th regime package presented by the Commission, citing IMF figures that single-market barriers act like a 110% tariff on services and noting that 60+ different national company-law forms fragment the market. The piece flags expert concern that the proposed scope may be too broad and should be narrowed to innovative startups, with final adoption targeted for end-2026.

    Economic.bg

  2. EU Inc.: Brussels finally launches a single legal status for companies

    Capital reports on the European Commission's 18 March 2026 EU Inc. proposal, explaining that new companies will be able to register across the EU within 48 hours for under 100 euros, with no minimum share capital and without trips to the notary. The piece frames EU Inc. as the long-awaited 28th regime that operates in parallel with the 27 national company laws.

    Capital

  3. The Commission presented a proposal for an 'EU Inc.' regulation

    Official Bulgarian-language press release from the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria announcing the EU Inc. proposal, an optional digital harmonised corporate framework available to all EU companies. It quotes Bulgarian Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva (Start-ups, Research and Innovation) saying EU Inc. will make doing business in the EU 'simpler, faster, cheaper'.

    European Commission Representation in BulgariaValidated

  4. Alexander Nutsov: Introducing the 28th regime will unlock European growth

    Investor.bg's write-up of the BESCO executive director's interview. Nutsov calls for a unified EU corporate framework so companies can register and operate across all 27 states under one set of rules in minutes, and argues this is the single biggest lever for European competitiveness against the US, alongside tax incentives for R&D and angel investing.

    Investor.bg

  5. More important than the euro: How Bulgarian startups will benefit from the 28th regime

    Bloomberg TV Bulgaria interviews Alexander Nutsov, executive director of BESCO (Bulgarian Startup Association), who argues the EU's 28th regime could be more transformative for European entrepreneurship than the euro. He links the reform to needed pension-fund 'multi-fund' changes and tax incentives for angel investors and R&D so Bulgarian high-growth firms stop migrating to the US for capital.

    Bloomberg TV Bulgaria

  7. The 28th regime is coming: doing business across the EU with one registration

    Bloomberg TV Bulgaria features Petar Ganev, senior researcher at the Institute for Market Economics (IME), explaining how the 28th regime would let companies register at EU level and bypass the 27 national systems. Ganev warns that Bulgaria is one of the member states most often obstructing the single market and cautions against narrowing the regime only to high-tech firms.

    Bloomberg TV Bulgaria

  8. '28th regime': How the EU's new legal structure could change startup law in Bulgaria

    Bulgarian law firm Ivanova Legal Solutions publishes a practitioner explainer on the 28th regime during the Commission's public consultation (8 July - 30 September 2025). It compares the proposed digital-first EU company form to existing Bulgarian forms (OOD, AD, DPK) and flags open questions on what counts as an 'innovative company' and how tax and labour rules will apply.

    Ivanova Legal Solutions
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Section 2

Key concerns and emphases

Topics that Bulgaria has raised or is expected to raise on EU Inc. Each tag links to the cross-country view of that topic.

Section 3

National implementation readiness

Seven standardised questions, the same on every country page. Status values are operator-overridable.

Implementation readiness for country BG: seven standardised questions.
QuestionStatusLast evidenceSource
Has the government endorsed the proposal?Yesdata.consilium.europa.eu
Has the national parliament held a scrutiny debate?NoNot yetNot yet
Has the responsible ministry published a position?UnknownNot yetNot yet
Has the business registry signaled technical preparation?UnknownNot yetNot yet
Has the tax authority published EU-ESO guidance?UnknownNot yetNot yet
Has a national law firm community formed around EU Inc.?UnknownNot yetNot yet
Are there public statements from MEPs from this country?UnknownNot yetNot yet

Section 4

Practitioner commentary

Recent law-firm client alerts and expert publications from this country. The most recent three to five entries appear here. Older items move to the full archive.

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Section 5

Recent signals

Last 30 days from the country's monitored sources. Filters below will become active when the signal pipeline is producing data.

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Section 6

Country context

Reference data about BG: tax regime, registry, ministry, parliamentary jurisdiction, current company forms. Slow-moving facts, reviewed annually with alerts when signals suggest a field may be stale.

EU member since
2007
Eurozone member
No
OECD member
No
Council population-weight
6.4 million
Corporate income tax rate
10% (flat) Sourcenra.bg

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Effective tax on retained earnings
10%

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Dividend withholding tax (to EU)
5% domestic; 0% under EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive

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ESOP / stock-option tax treatment
No dedicated regime; options taxed as employment income at exercise.

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Exit tax on company relocation
Yes, in line with ATAD; instalment option available.

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Notary required for incorporation
Notarised signatures required for some formation documents.

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Digital incorporation available today
Yes via Commercial Register portal with qualified e-signature.

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Time to form a company
3 to 5 business days typical.

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Minimum share capital
BGN 2 (~€1) for OOD

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National business registry
Commercial Register and Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities

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Business registry URL
portal.registryagency.bg

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Responsible ministry
Ministry of Justice

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Responsible ministry URL
justice.government.bg

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Parliament committee with jurisdiction
Committee on Legal Affairs (National Assembly)

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Parliament committee URL
parliament.bg

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Section 7

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Section 8

Sources monitored

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