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AI regulation in Bulgaria

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 1 instrument · 0 binding

Overview

Bulgaria applies the EU AI Act and adopted a "Concept for the development of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria until 2030" in December 2020, coordinated by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications (now the Ministry of e-Government). The Commission for Personal Data Protection is the data-protection authority; AI Act authority designation is in progress.

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; AI concept to 2030 (2020) as policy.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Concept for the development of AI until 2030.

Key policy instruments

Bulgaria National strategy Adopted

Concept for the development of AI until 2030

Концепция за развитието на изкуствения интелект в България до 2030 г.

Adopted in December 2020, the concept sets a framework for AI in Bulgaria to 2030 in line with the EU coordinated plan: research and infrastructure, skills, data, adoption in business and public administration, and trustworthy, ethical AI.

Adopted 16 Dec 2020 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
  2. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  3. Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Concept for the development of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria until 2030
    Council of Ministers of Bulgaria · 2020-12-16 · Tier 1 source

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