Balgarianovinite.com Progressive Bulgaria (PB) has submitted two bills to Parliament aimed at eliminating unfair trade practices and tackling price inflation. Opposition parties described the proposals as a good starting point for debate, but insufficient. According to the draft agenda of Tuesday’s sitting of the temporary parliamentary budget and finance committee, lawmakers are expected to review the bills at first reading.
One of the bills proposes amendments to the Protection of Competition Act, while the other seeks changes to the Consumer Protection Act, MP Yavor Gechev of Progressive Bulgaria told a news briefing. Several factors are driving up prices, including the war and fuel costs, but there is also speculation by retail chains, he said. The proposed legislation aims to minimize risks and eliminate unfair trade practices that could lead to unjustified markups, he added.
Price formation in Bulgaria has two components, according to MP Konstantin Prodanov. The first concerns relations between producers, suppliers, and retail chains and falls under the authority of the Commission for the Protection of Competition. The second concerns relations between retailers and end consumers and is overseen by the Commission for Consumer Protection. To this end, Progressive Bulgaria is also proposing amendments to the Consumer Protection Act, including a one-year extension of the Euro Adoption Act, Prodanov said. “The measure would require retail chains to provide daily information on prices in their stores,” he added.
Measures proposed by the government to tackle price inflation are insufficient, but should be seen as the beginning of a broader debate, MP Martin Dimitrov of Democratic Bulgaria said at a news briefing.
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms views the measures proposed by Progressive Bulgaria (PB) as initial steps in the right direction, MP Atidzhe Alieva-Veli said, adding that the party is also preparing its own proposals.
Measures proposed by Prime Minister Rumen Radev and his Progressive Bulgaria party are “palliative” and demonstrate incompetence, Vazrazhdane party leader Kostadin Kostadinov said in a statement distributed by the party’s press office. According to Kostadinov, price controls are incompatible with a market economy. “The opposite would mean that Bulgaria has lost its status as a market economy,” he said. Progressive Bulgaria Submits Bills Against Unfair Trade Practices, Opposition Says Measures Are Insufficient but a Good Start 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-11 17:14:39 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law