The Foundation for Access to Rights informed that the Supreme Administrative Court annulled, by a final decision adopted in a five-member panel, two provisions of the Council of Ministers’ Decision 278/02.05.2025 on a Programme for Humanitarian Support and Integration of Displaced Persons from Ukraine with Temporary Protection.
The court found that the contested provisions infringed Articles 3 and 27(3) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Article 8 of the ECHR because they discriminated against children based on age for access to housing and unjustifiably restricted cohabitation with both parents, thus violating the best interests of the child.
The summary of the case in English is available here: Bulgaria, Supreme Administrative Court [Върховен административен съд], Council of Ministers v Applicants, 3958/2026, 24 July 2026.
- Foundation for Access to Rights | Фондация за достъп до права (18 August, 2026), Върховният административен съд на Република България окончателно отмени незаконни правила от Програмата за хуманитарна подкрепа за разселени лица от Украйна. [Updated:The Supreme Administrative Court of the Republic of Bulgaria has issued a final ruling invalidating unlawful provisions of the Humanitarian Assistance Program for Displaced Persons from Ukraine.],