EC opens five new infringement cases against Bulgaria
The European Commission said on September 25 that it opened five new infringement cases against Bulgaria for failing to notify the transposition of EU directives into national law.
In its latest infringements package, the EC said that it was sending letters of formal notice, the first stage in the infringement process, related to member states’ failure to implement the provisions of several directives whose deadlines expired in recent months.
The cases in question refer to EU’s new rules on addressing pollution from industrial installations (Industrial and Livestock Rearing Emissions Directive, as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/1785), hydrogen and decarbonised gas market (Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Directive (EU) 2024/1788), money laundering (the sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2024/1640), the inclusion of new psychoactive substances in the EU definition of “drug” (Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2062), and rules meant to make the repair of goods easier (Right to Repair Directive (EU) 2024/1799).
The EC said that Bulgaria had two months to reply to the letters of formal notice and complete the transposition of EU rules in those areas, otherwise the Commission may decide to take the cases into the second stage of the infringement process by issuing a reasoned opinion.
(Entrance to the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission. Photo: EU Audiovisual Service)
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