Bulgaria ’s Ministry of Labor and Social Policy released its National Employment Action Plan (NAP) for 2025 in early May, aiming to boost both the quantity and quality of the labor force in line with economic demands. While the core objectives largely mirror those of 2024, the 2025 plan places greater emphasis on importing labor and reactivating economically inactive individuals, according to an analysis by the Institute for Market Economics (IME). However, beneath the surface of these well-