The National Bank of Serbia has replaced its regulation on digital onboarding and verification of individuals with a new decision published this week. The key change is the introduction of "indirect" video identification allowing NBS-supervised obligors to onboard customers through a fully automated process that does not require a live conversation between a bank employee and the customer at the time of identification.

On 23 April 2026, the Serbian parliament adopted a new Consumer Protection Act. The law contains certain provisions taken from the three EU directives adopted in 2019: Directive 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services; Directive 2019/771 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, and the so-called "Omnibus" Directive 2019/2161 on the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules.

On 7 April 2026, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted amendments to the Labour Act, which will enter into force on 23 April 2026. Most of the amendments are an alignment to the EU "Fair Work" agenda.