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Additional budget for Bulgaria’s Ministry of Justice
Updated: 14.10.2026
Official source: State Gazette (Bulgaria) ↗
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Decree No 166/2026 approves EUR 1,806,868 in additional expenditure for the Ministry of Justice.
Allocation
This includes EUR 1,567,461 for the prison programme and EUR 239,407 for the judicial-system legal framework programme. Some expenditure implements compensation decisions in specific European Court of Human Rights cases.
Date and practical relevance
The decree takes effect on 2 October 2026. It provides budgetary funding, not a general entitlement to compensation or a new business application procedure. A specific claim must be checked against the relevant decision and its implementation arrangements.