Bulgaria: Opinion on the Draft Act on the Registration of Foreign Agents
The main purpose of this Opinion is to analyze the Draft Act on the Registration of
Foreign Agents (Draft Act) in Bulgaria, which although rejected by the Parliament on 5
February 2025, may be reintroduced in its existing or similar form. The present analysis
aims to provide an overview of the key human rights concerns stemming from this draft
legislation from the perspective of international human rights standards and OSCE
human dimension commitments, primarily the rights to freedom of association and
freedom of expression, but also other rights, including the right to respect for private
life, the right to participate in public affairs, and the right to non-discrimination.
The views, opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this document are not given nor necessarily endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) unless the OSCE is explicitly defined as the Author of this document.