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Commission opens in-depth investigation into arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to pay compensation to ACF
23-Jan-2026 European Commission
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether an arbitration award, in which Bulgaria is ordered to pay compensation to ACF for changes to a renewable electricity support measure, is in line with EU State aid rules.
Eurohold and EIG launch EUR 500 mln arbitration proceedings against Romania
27-May-2024 Romania-Insider
Eurohold Bulgaria AD and Euroins Insurance Group AD said they have officially filed a request for arbitration against the government of Romania at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington, DC.
Nexo initiates international arbitration case against Bulgaria
22-Jan-2024 Novinite
Cryptocurrency-based financial services company Nexo has filed a case against Bulgaria in an international arbitration court in the USA.
Japan, Bulgaria agree to boost cooperation on Japan-EU free trade deal
15-Jan-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan aims to set up a business forum to facilitate Japanese companies’ making inroads into Bulgaria so that those companies can discuss challenges they face with the Bulgarian government.
Borissov: In CETA deal, Canada lifts visa requirements for Bulgarians, Romanians from December 1 2017
21-Oct-2016 Sofia Globe
Bulgaria and Romania withdrew their objections to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) after getting written assurances from Ottawa that Canada will remove visa requirements for Bulgarian and Romanian citizens from December 1 2017
Bulgaria demands visa-waiver guarantee to back EU-Canada trade deal
19-Oct-2016 Reuters
The Bulgarian government will not back the signing of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada until it receives irrevocable guarantees that all its citizens can travel to Canada without visas, it said on Wednesday. Romania is demanding the same.
Bulgaria and Romania inch closer to visa-free travel with Canada
22-Sep-2016 EurActiv
Canada and Bulgaria have come to an agreement on a roadmap towards visa liberalisation, while the Romanian government indicated that there is a good chance of the same being granted to them in the near future as well.
CEZ seeking hundreds of millions of euros from Bulgaria in arbitration
29-Jul-2016 Reuters
Czech utility CEZ has launched arbitration seeking hundreds of millions of euros from Bulgaria for failure to protect its energy investments
Romania, Bulgaria, Canada seek to unlock CETA by solving visa dispute
15-Jul-2016 EurActiv
Meetings in various formats have been held between Canada, the European Commission, Bulgaria and Romania, in an effort to avoid a possible veto from Sofia and Bucharest on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Canada prepares to lift Romanian visa rules to smooth way for EU trade deal
6-Jul-2016 CBC
The next move toward ratifying Canada’s trade deal with the European Union is set when Immigration Minister John McCallum is expected in Brussels to resolve Canada’s long-standing visa dispute with Romania and Bulgaria.
CETA ratification hangs in doubt over visa-free travel dispute
11-Apr-2016 EurActiv
The ratification the EU-Canada trade agreement hangs in doubt due to the refusal of Canada to introduce reciprocity with EU countries on visa policy, by lifting the visa requirement for Bulgarians and Romanians.
Protests in Bulgaria’s capital and Varna against TTIP agreement between EU and USA
6-Jul-2015 FOCUS News Agency
Civil protests were staged this weekend in coastal Varna and in Sofia themed “No to TTIP and CETA”.
Eastern Europe against TTIP Trojan Horse
11-Dec-2014 Arc2020
The proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is meeting increased resistance in Eastern Europe.
Bulgaria retracts support for global anti-piracy agreement ACTA
14-Feb-2012 Bloomberg
“Authors’ copyrights should not be placed above human rights,” Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said today,
Bulgaria and Macedonia sign economic co-operation agreement
16-Dec-2008 Sofia Echo
Bulgaria and Macedonia signed an economic cooperation agreement on December 15 2008, Bulgarian news agency Focus said.
Free trade
19-Dec-2005
THE idea of a Balkan General Free Trade Agreement, to replace existing bilateral free trade agreements, received support at an Athens meeting of the Association of Balkan Chambers, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) said on December 12.
US-Bulgaria IPR Agreement
24-Mar-2004
US-Bulgaria BIT (1994)
23-Mar-2004