A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for coordinated regulation and supervision of regional capital markets has been signed by regulators covering markets operating in Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and North Macedonia, with the signing hosted by the Slovenian Securities Market Agency. The MoU is intended to support an initiative proposed by regulated markets in the region and adopted in November 2024, aiming to align how authorities exercise their supervisory and regulatory competences. The agreement sets a framework for closer regional cooperation in defining and implementing key initiatives for the development of regional capital markets. It is based on mutual trust, consultation and proportionality, and provides for identifying regulatory gaps and carrying out activities to harmonise the rules governing capital markets, supported by more frequent coordination and occasional meetings. The MoU follows an August 2025 cooperation agreement signed by the finance ministers of the same countries on regional market integration in Central and South-Eastern Europe, signalling high-level political backing for capital markets development activities.
Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission 2026-04-27
Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission signs regional MoU to coordinate capital markets regulation and supervision across eight countries
The Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission and regulators from Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Hungary and North Macedonia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate regulation and supervision of regional capital markets. The MoU establishes a framework for closer cooperation, including identifying regulatory gaps and harmonising rules, and builds on an August 2025 cooperation agreement among the countries’ finance ministers on regional market integration in Central and South-Eastern Europe.