Ivanka Karaivanova

Ivanka Karaivanova is a Researcher at the Department of Law of the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. A Bulgarian national, she joined the EUI in 2021 as part of its research cohort. Her work focuses on EU consumer law in digital markets, supervised by Professor Deirdre Curtin.

Her research interests span critical areas of European legal and policy frameworks, including EU governance and Europeanisation, European law and institutions, protection of fundamental rights in Europe, European integration, Central and Eastern Europe, digital transformation, consumer protection, and data protection. These themes reflect her engagement with contemporary challenges in transnational legal systems and digital-era regulatory frameworks.