19/01/2024 (Agence Europe) – In a judgment handed down on Thursday 18 January (case C-562/22), the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Bulgarian legislation, which imposes a minimum residence requirement of 5 years in Bulgaria before agricultural land can be acquired, establishes an unjustified restriction on the free movement of capital (Article 63 TFEU) and limits the purchaser’s choice of residence (Article 2 ECHR). According to the Court, this measure goes beyond...