{"slug":"bulgaria","name":"Bulgaria","short_name":"Bulgaria","iso_code":"BG","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Eastern Europe","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.","regulatory_status_summary":"EU AI Act applies; AI concept to 2030 (2020) as policy.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Concept for the development of AI until 2030.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Министерство на електронното управление (Ministry of e-Government)","url":"https://egov.government.bg/","role":"Digital and AI policy"},{"name":"Комисия за защита на личните данни","url":"https://www.cpdp.bg/","role":"Data-protection authority"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Concept for the development of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria until 2030","publisher":"Council of Ministers of Bulgaria","url":"https://egov.government.bg/","document_date":"2020-12-16","document_type":"strategy","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","romania","greece"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/bulgaria","source":{"official_source_url":"https://egov.government.bg/","source_title":"Concept for the development of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria until 2030","source_publisher":"Council of Ministers of Bulgaria","source_document_date":"2020-12-16","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"bulgaria-ai-concept-2030","id":"AIPT-POL-0034","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0034","title":"Концепция за развитието на изкуствения интелект в България до 2030 г.","short_title":"Concept for the development of AI until 2030","jurisdiction":"bulgaria","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Council of Ministers of Bulgaria","summary_plain":"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_on":"2020-12-16","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://egov.government.bg/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/bulgaria-ai-concept-2030"}]}