On November 17, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will give out awards to distinguished personalities with a significant contribution to the world of media. The awardees journalist Daniela Kaneva, Prof. Lilia Raycheva and film director Milen Getov will..
The first ever report on the rule of law by the European Commission singles out challenges to media and judiciary in Bulgaria. Corruption is an area of concern in Bulgaria and five other member states, Reuters informs . A reform..
The US Embassy in Bulgaria, through the United States Agency for International Development, provides 200,000 USD in support of independent media and civic society in Bulgaria. Projects will be funded as the aim is to counter the negative impact of..
The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the report on the work of the Electronic Media Council in 2019. The opposition criticized the activities of the media regulatory body, pointing to Bulgaria's 111 place in terms of freedom of speech and the need..
Bulgaria remains 111th among 180 countries in the media freedom report of the Reporters Without Borders non-governmental organization. The report shows that the media situation in Bulgaria has not improved despite great international pressure...
There are various reasons for the impunity of the attacks against journalists . These are the censorship in the media, the self-censorship of the media owners who are ready to dismiss even their best journalists to protect themselves from the..
Bulgarians do not trust public media, but they see them as something needed, as they get informed by them on a daily basis, results of a study by the Conrad Adenauer Foundation, conducted in 10 countries in Southeast Europe, show. About 81% of..
President Rumen Radev and Radio Free Europe Executive Director Jamie Fly have discussed media environment in Bulgaria and freedom of speech. President Radev has pointed out that professional standards in journalism could only be upheld by free..
The current condition of the media environment in Bulgaria, citizens' trust in media, professional standards in journalism, media financing models and asserting the independence of editorial policy have been discussed in Sofia by President Rumen..
Only free, politically and economically independent media can resist dangerous processes that threaten democracy. This was stated by President Rumen Radev at a meeting with Deutsche Welle CEO Peter Limbourg, who is visiting Bulgaria. The..
