In the annual report of Freedom House Bulgaria is ranked among the "free countries". Out of the EU Member States, only Hungary has the status of "partially free". The summary about Bulgaria reads that there was a functioning democratic system that continues the fight against corruption and organized crime. Media are rated pluralistic but with a tendency for problematic concentration of ownership. Sometimes in their work journalists faced threats and violence, the summary reads. It is reported that despite the lack of funding and some other obstacles, civic groups are effective and influential.
Russia’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova was expelled by the audience during the opening of an exhibition at the National Gallery Square 500 in Sofia. Upon Mitrofanova’s arrival, those present at the exhibition began chanting "This is not..
On Friday morning, visibility will be reduced in places in the plains, valleys and around water bodies. Minimum temperatures will be from 1 to 4°C, in Sofia - around 1°C. During the day it will be sunny and warm with scattered high clouds. A light to..
In Bulgaria, 58% of presenters and reporters are women, while men account for an average of 69% of participants and guests. These figures come from a targeted monitoring by the Monitoring and Analysis Directorate of the Council for Electronic Media..
In light of the EU's recently announced plan to rearm Europe, President Rumen Radev told journalists that he had always advocated a more responsible..
Nearly 19% of over 800 working Bulgarians surveyed have been victims of sexual harassment at their workplace , almost 90% of the victims are women. Among..
A protest under the slogan "Feminism, not Militarism" started this afternoon in front of the Court House in Sofia . "On March 8 we are not celebrating. On..
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