National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

What National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria does

The National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria (Народно събрание на Република България) is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria, established in its current constitutional form on July 13, 1991, with historical origins tracing to the first Bulgarian Parliament in 1879. It comprises 240 elected Members of Parliament (народни представители) serving four-year terms, organized into 25+ standing parliamentary committees and currently six parliamentary groups. The institution's functional scope encompasses enacting, amending, and repealing laws; approving the state budget and social/health insurance budgets; exercising parliamentary control over the executive; ratifying international treaties; electing Constitutional Court judges, Supreme Judicial Council members, and heads of security and anti-corruption bodies; and scheduling national referendums. The parliament is supported by an administrative apparatus (firmographic headcount of 188) and operates a comprehensive parliamentary information system centered on parliament.bg.

Name

National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

Legal name

Народно събрание на Република България (National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria)

Website

https://parliament.bg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The National Assembly is Bulgaria's unicameral legislature, comprising 240 elected MPs who enact laws, approve the state budget, and exercise parliamentary oversight. It serves Bulgarian citizens directly and operates a public-facing legislative information system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government and Legislative Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parliamentary/Government Proceedings Channels (MPABAIAL)

Keywords

• Legislative services
• Parliamentary proceedings
• Lawmaking services
• Government representation
• Public policy

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Allocation: The National Assembly operates as a state institution funded through the annual state budget. The parliament has its own independent budget as stipulated in the Constitution Article 62, paragraph 2.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

The National Assembly is the unicameral legislative body of the Republic of Bulgaria, exercising constitutional authority to enact, amend, and repeal laws, approve the state budget, ratify international treaties, oversee the executive branch, and represent Bulgarian citizens through 240 elected Members of Parliament. It delivers this legislative function through plenary sessions, 25+ standing parliamentary committees, public registers, an audiovisual archive, and an online portal for legislation tracking and citizen engagement.

Product overview

The National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria operates a comprehensive parliamentary information system comprising the Plenary Hall for live sessions, a legislative tracking system (Bills and Laws), verbatim session transcripts (Stenograms), an audiovisual archive, Parliamentary Committee information, and EU-related document repositories. Supporting services include a parliamentary library with online catalog, student educational programs, visitor reception services, and various public registries including referendum, conflict of interest, and civil contracts registers. The system is the official portal for tracking legislation, parliamentary activities, and government transparency for the 52nd National Assembly.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bills / Legislative Proposals (Законопроекти) Public online system for tracking draft laws and legislative proposals under consideration by the National Assembly. Designed for citizens, legal professionals, and researchers monitoring the legislative pipeline.
• Enacted Laws (Закони) Repository of enacted laws and legal acts of the Republic of Bulgaria published by the National Assembly. Serves citizens, legal practitioners, and government bodies seeking authoritative legal texts.
• Plenary Session Stenograms (Стенограми от пленарни заседания) Verbatim transcripts of National Assembly plenary sessions. Available to citizens, media, researchers, and legal professionals seeking official records of parliamentary debate.
• Audiovisual Archive (Аудиовизуален архив) Video and audio archive of parliamentary proceedings, including plenary sessions and committee meetings. Available to citizens, media, and researchers.
• Parliamentary Committees (Парламентарни комисии) Information portal for the 25+ permanent standing parliamentary committees, including schedules, agendas, and activities covering defense, foreign affairs, economy, health, education, justice, and regional development.
• European Union Documents (Европейски съюз) Repository of EU-related legislation, dossiers, interparliamentary exchange (IPEX), COSAC materials, European Commission documents, Council of the EU documents, and European Parliament documents relevant to Bulgarian lawmaking.
• Parliamentary Library (Библиотека) Parliamentary library and information research center with online catalog serving MPs, parliamentary staff, researchers, and citizens seeking legislative and policy information.
• Student Educational Program (Студентска програма) Educational program for university students offering legislative research opportunities and parliamentary procedure training. Designed for higher education students and academic institutions.
• Visitor Reception and Educational Visits (Приемна) Citizen reception services, organized parliamentary visits, and educational tours of the parliament building for citizens, schools, and organized groups.
• State Gazette (Държавен вестник) Official state publication where all enacted laws, resolutions, and declarations of the National Assembly are published for legal effect. Serves citizens, legal professionals, and government bodies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 240 laws and resolutions enacted per parliamentary session
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs an EU member state since 2007, Bulgaria's parliament implements EU directives into national law, participates in IPEX (Interparliamentary EU Information Exchange), COSAC (Conference of Parliamentary Committees for EU Affairs), and the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD). The parliament maintains dedicated EU affairs committees and maintains liaison with the European Parliament.
• NATO Parliamentary AssemblycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgaria participates in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, including hosting the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session 2024. MPs serve as delegates to the assembly's committees on defense, security, economics, and science.
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian parliamentarians participate in PACE activities, and Bulgaria held the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe in 2022 (PICEID 2022).
• German BundestagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral parliamentary exchange through the International Parliamentary Scholarship program (IPS) enabling German-Bulgarian parliamentary staff exchange and cooperation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• French National Assembly: France's lower-house legislature. Comparable as a national parliamentary body with constitutional authority over lawmaking, budget approval, and government oversight; similar committee structure and plenary transparency mechanisms.
• Hellenic Parliament: Greece's unicameral national legislature. Directly comparable as a single-chamber EU member state parliament in the Balkans/Black Sea region with similar committee structures and EU directive implementation responsibilities.
• Romanian Chamber of Deputies: Romania's lower-house legislature. Comparable as a post-communist EU member state parliament with bicameral structure, similar constitutional traditions, and shared regional (Balkans/Black Sea) policy issues.
• German Bundestag: Germany's federal lower-house legislature. Direct peer to the Bulgarian National Assembly as a national parliamentary body; the data explicitly identifies bilateral cooperation (International Parliamentary Scholarship program), making it a directly comparable institution of similar function.
• National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia: Serbia's unicameral national legislature. Comparable as a regional Balkan parliamentary body sharing similar legislative traditions, committee structures, and EU accession-related reform pressures.
• Portuguese Assembly of the Republic: Portugal's unicameral national legislature. Comparable as a small EU member state parliament with similar committee specialization, EU directive implementation role, and four-year legislative cycles.
• Italian Chamber of Deputies: Italy's lower-house legislature. Comparable as an EU member state parliament with similar institutional architecture, EU directive implementation role, and a fragmented multi-party composition that creates comparable coalition dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• European Parliament: Supranational EU legislature. The National Assembly participates in IPEX, COSAC, and ECPRD with the European Parliament, and implements EU directives into Bulgarian law, making it both a peer and a governing counterpart in the EU legislative ecosystem.
• UK House of Commons: UK's lower-house legislature. Comparable as a major European parliamentary institution with longstanding traditions of plenary transparency, committee scrutiny, and public petition systems that the Bulgarian parliament mirrors in its parliament.bg portal.

Others

• NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Inter-parliamentary organization of NATO member states. The Bulgarian National Assembly is a member and hosted the NATO PA Spring Session 2024; comparable as a multilateral parliamentary forum rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parliament-bulgaria

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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