Since amendments to Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Act were given a vote of approval, the nation’s Commission for Consumer Protection is set for some rearrangements.
According to reports, the Commission will officially become an executive agency under the Ministry of Economy and Energy. The Ministry first proposed the amendments that preserves the power of the Commission but allows the Ministry to appoint its director and deputy director.
Political rumors surfaced that the Ministry was simply looking to control the appointments to the competition authority when it proposed the amendments, which were approved Wednesday by the parliamentary economic committee. The Commission’s current head Veselin Zlatev told reporters that he had been encouraged to resign last December, but he refused, as his term is not set to expire until mid-2015.
Full Content: Sofia News Agency
Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.
Featured News
T-Mobile Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Sprint Merger After Appeal Denied
May 16, 2024 by
CPI
Google Faces Backlash Over Introduction of AI-Generated Summaries in Searches
May 16, 2024 by
CPI
CMA Launches Phase 2 Probe into AlphaTheta’s Acquisition of Serato
May 16, 2024 by
CPI
NFL Executive Escapes Testifying in High-Stakes Trial Over Televised Games
May 16, 2024 by
CPI
EU Consumers Lodge Complaint Against Chinese Retailer Temu Over Content Rules Breach
May 16, 2024 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – Ecosystems
May 9, 2024 by
CPI
Mapping Antitrust onto Digital Ecosystems
May 9, 2024 by
CPI
Ecosystems and Competition Law: A Law and Political Economy Approach
May 9, 2024 by
CPI
Ecosystem Theories of Harm: What is Beyond the Buzzword?
May 9, 2024 by
CPI
Open Ecosystems: Benefits, Challenges, and Implications for Antitrust
May 9, 2024 by
CPI