A parliamentary committee on European affairs and oversight of EU funds has approved Bulgaria's framework positions on two EU proposals. One is a directive on administrative cooperation in taxation. The other is a regulation on cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

The directive merges 9 existing directives into one text. EU member states have already written them into their national laws. The aim is to cut compliance costs for business and tax authorities and to reduce their paperwork.

Deputy finance minister Lyudmila Petkova presented Bulgaria's view on the directive to MPs. She said the document matters for Bulgaria because it will simplify and improve the rules on cooperation in direct taxation.

Petkova said the proposal is under intense discussion and the original draft will change considerably. The European Commission submitted it on 24 June 2026.

A working group meets on 20 November. The EU presidency expects it to produce a final, full compromise text. The goal is for EU economy and finance ministers (ECOFIN) to agree on it on 11 December.

Deputy minister of innovation and digital transformation Mira Yosifova spoke on the regulation. Its full title is: Regulation establishing a framework of measures to strengthen the European cloud and artificial intelligence ecosystem (Cloud and AI Development Act).

"Our interest is to attract more investment in digital infrastructure here and to give businesses and research teams access to the computing power they need," Yosifova said.

She said Bulgaria insists on a balanced geographic spread of investment and on equal conditions for small and medium-sized firms on the European market. "We back realistic transition periods, predictability of triggering contracts and uninterrupted public services," the deputy minister added.

Yosifova said a common European approach fits the cross-border nature of cloud services. But she said states must stay free to decide how to organise, run and use the infrastructure they already have.

Georgi Sharkov of the committee's public council said the regulation has many gaps and flaws. He said he was grateful that many of his proposals made it into Bulgaria's position. Sharkov urged Bulgaria to hold to the principle of "audit once, use many times", which the position also contains.

The regulation must start to apply within 12 months, which Sharkov called very short. He therefore proposed that preparation begin with an inventory of cloud services.