Bulgarian National Assembly President, Tsveta Karayancheva, has discussed the role of public media in Bulgaria and in the EU as a whole with President of the European Broadcasting Union and BBC Director General, Tony Hall. Pointing out their extremely important cultural, educational and public functions, Karayancheva confirmed the commitment of Bulgarian legislators to guarantee public media's independence and put a focus on the fight against fake news. Lord Tony Hall pointed out the need to invest in qualification and training of journalists working in public media. The two agreed that the high expectations towards public service media could be met only through joint action between them and the legislative and executive powers.
Three Bulgarian citizens accused of spying for Russia in the UK have been found guilty, BGNES reports. Bulgarians accused of espionage in UK were planning to kidnap Russian investigative journalist Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya..
On 6 March, the fourth designated day of boycotting retail chain stores in Bulgaria, they registered a higher turnover, National Revenue Agency data show. Their turnover amounted to a little over 29 million Leva /EUR 14.83 million/. By way of..
The birth rate in the EU in 2023 fell by 5.4% compared to 2022. This is the largest annual decrease since 1961. Bulgaria had the highest total birth rate in the EU in 2023 with 1.81 live births per woman. This is according to data..
Citizens who cross at a pedestrian crossing while holding a mobile phone will be fined, according to proposed legislative changes. According to..
An official ceremony and a March of Tolerance named ''We Remember'' took place in Sofia to mark the 82nd anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian..
It will be sunny on Monday. There will be light to moderate southerly and southwesterly wind and temperatures will continue to go up. The lowest..
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