The SELA regional newsletter features an overview of the most important regional legislative developments recently announced in the jurisdictions of SELA coverage. Many of the changes recently implemented impact the regions’ ability to attract foreign investments and related to tax, customs and other investment incentives, illustrating just how strategically important the governing bodies of the region SEE foreign investment.
Main takeaways
Albania
- Albania adopts new law on the “Freedom of Establishment and the Freedom of
Provision of Services.” - Albania adopts new rules for the screening of “foreign direct investments”
- Albania proposes amendments to the law “On late payments for commercial
obligations” - Albania proposes a new draft law “On Artificial Intelligence.”
Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Law on Amendments to the RS Law on Electricity
- Law on Amendments of the RS Law on Energy
- Law on Amendments of the RS Law on Gas
- Law on Amendments of the FBH Law on employment of the foreigners
- Rulebook on the registration and maintenance of the Register of Companies
providing accounting services and the Register of sole proprietors providing
accounting services in RS - Rulebook on the Content, Method and Form of Maintaining the Register of
Consumer Protection Associations in RS - Rulebook on Amendments to the Rulebook on the Method of Establishing and
Maintaining the Utility Cadastre in RS - Rulebook on the Issuance, Renewal and Revocation of Licences for Certified
Auditors in RS - Rulebook on the Audit Methodology in RS
- Rulebook on amendments to the Rulebook on the implementation of the FBH
Corporate Income Tax Law
Bulgaria
- There have been no relevant changes in the regulatory framework
Croatia
- Amendments to the Foreigners Act
- Amendments to the Public Procurement Act
- Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act
Cyprus
- New E-Money Governance Directive
- Cyprus VAT on first homes
Greece
- Recent developments in Corporate Law
- Binding Tax Rulings under Law 5301/2026
- Greece has transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive: New Transparency
and Equal Pay obligations for Employers - Protecting Greece’s Craft and Industrial Heritage: Implementing Regulation (EU)
2023/2411 through Law 5297/2026
Montenegro
- Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Labor Law and new Law on
Occupational Safety and Health - Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
- Food Safety Law
North Macedonia
- New Law on Games of Chance and Entertainment Games
- Energy: New Secondary Legislation under the Energy Law
- Construction: Amendments to the Building Law, the Construction Land Law and the
Urban Planning Rulebook - Draft Laws in the Pipeline: Medicines and Medical Devices
Romania
- NRRP bridge financing for local authorities
- VAT refunds
- Foreign worker access and placement agency authorization
- Temporary diesel excise duty relief and petroleum solidarity contribution
Serbia
- New Consumer Protection Law
- Amendments to the Law on Trade
- Amendments to the Regulation on the Terms of Delivery and Supply of Electrical
Energy
Slovenia
- New Slovenian Advertising Code introduces stricter standards for digital advertising,
AI and environmental claims - Supreme Court challenges constitutionality of theft provisions under the Emergency
Measures for Public Security Act (ZNUZJV)