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This article analyses the implementation of the provisions of Directive 2019/771 to the Law of Ukraine No. 3153-IX dated 10 June 2023 “On Consumer Protection”, which shall enter into force on 7 July 2024 or after the end of martial law in...

The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the perceived geopolitical contestation in the Western Balkans necessitated a serious relaunch of the European Union’s (EU) enlargement policy, the “EU’s most effective foreign policy” according...

The new law of Ukraine on administrative procedures came into force 2023 after a long period of work on several draft laws. The discussions during the drafting period show, how the understanding of the importance of administrative procedures for the...

Queen Olga of the Hellenes, consort of King Georgios I. since 1867, was a former Grand Duchess of Russia; a granddaughter to Czar Nicholas I. as well as a niece to Czar Alexander II. Having fulfilled her Queen consort duties, which were mainly...

Since 2021, Bulgaria’s parliamentary system has been weakened by a series of preliminary elections coupled with the inability of the winning parties to form a stable majority government. This situation has led to a concentration of significant...

Since 2018, all important competences for the accreditation of educational institutions have been transferred from the previously uniform Ministry of Education to a supervisory authority that reports directly to the government. The constitutional...

Bulgaria is one of the countries whose municipalities are large by European standards and comprise more than 20 localities on average. Nevertheless, most municipalities in this small member state of the European Union are underfunded, as they...

As of 1 August 2023, Bulgarian law provides for a new legal form to organise legal entities: the company with variable capital. This legal form is intended to allow modern companies in the IT sector to enter the market without requiring large...

Judicial counselling and special legal guardianship, as protective measures for the adult natural person, are part of the legislative amendment to the Romanian Civil Code by Law 140/2022 on some protective measures for persons with intellectual and...

This article presents both the strengths and weaknesses of the Polish local government structure from a dogmatic and an empirical perspective. On the whole, the establishment of a three-tier local government structure in Poland in 1990 should be...

In Romania, the main law governing insolvency proceedings is Law no. 85/2014 on Insolvency Prevention and Insolvency Proceedings, comprising provisions regarding the prevention procedures and the legal framework for reorganisation and bankruptcy....

The following article deals with local self-government in Romania and, in this context, focuses on questions of financial autonomy of local communities in Romania. A brief historical overview and a discussion of the legal concepts of local...

This article analyses the practice of the Specialised Administrative Courts for Administrative Cases in the framework of the Administrative Procedural Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (APC) by participating in online meetings using the WhatsApp...

This article analyses normative resolutions of the constitutional control body of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which are devoted to the issues on concept of property, equality of state and private property. In the Republic of Kazakhstan, the...

This article presents a comprehensive examination of the intricate relationship between intellectual property (IP) and trade in the context of Central Asia, a region characterized by burgeoning economic development and the pursuit of international...

The study of the legal regulation of intangible objects as objects of property rights is especially significant given the development of digital and information technologies. A more precise differentiation of intangible objects from property rights...

The article discusses the current state of the administrative legislation of Central Asian countries. It should be mentioned that the laws on administrative procedures of Central Asian countries are a new generation of legislation and comply with...