This chapter summarizes information about youth volunteering in the Republic of Bulgaria. Volunteering in general is not regulated by any specific law or other legislation. There is no specific public authority or public or private structure that is in charge of volunteering.

Youth volunteering is governed by the Youth Act (Закон за младежта), which gives a definition of youth volunteering (See 2.1 – Main Concepts).

According to the Youth Act, the state and the municipalities promote youth voluntary activities through national and municipal youth programmes.

Youth volunteering is also addressed in the National Youth Strategy (2021-2030) (Национална стратегия за младежта (2021-2030)), the National Programme for Implementation of Youth Activities under article 10a of the Gambling Act (2023-2025) (Национална програма за изпълнение на младежки дейности по чл. 10а от Закона за хазарта (2023-2025)), and the National Youth Programme (2021-2025) (Национална програма за младежта (2021-2025)).