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Can Serbia obtain an EU adequacy decision without a system of effective and dissuasive sanctions for personal data protection violations?

This article explores possible reasons for the discrepancies between the sanctions regime proposed in the new Draft Law on Protection of Personal Data and the objectives set out in the Personal Data Protection Strategy and the Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Law.

In North Macedonia, management agreements play an important role in structuring the relationship between companies and managers by combining employment-law flexibility with corporate-law responsibilities.

The Law on Trading Practices for Certain Products (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 35/2026) (the “Law”), which entered into force on 1 May 2026, introduced a new regulatory framework governing commercial relationships between buyers and suppliers of certain products, primarily agricultural and food products.

Montenegro is preparing to introduce its first foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanism – a significant development for one of Europe’s traditionally most open investment markets.

On its way to harmonise information security regulations with NIS 2 Directive and make an adequate response to rapidly changing cybersecurity environment, the Serbian Parliament rendered new Law on Information Security (the New Law) in December 2025. At this moment, an ongoing public debate is aimed to adoption of bylaws to implement the New Law.

The recent amendments to the Foreign Exchange Operations Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina mark a significant step towards modernising the country’s foreign exchange regime and aligning it with EU standards and international AML/CFT requirements.