“Political influence on the media in Bulgaria is more and more conspicuous, and the media regulator is not functioning properly, its members represent political interests,” said Minister of Culture in the caretaker cabinet Prof. Velislav Minekov in a video conference call with European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová.
During the discussion on the need to consolidate media freedom and pluralism, Prof. Minekov stated that “the only change since 2021 is that the institutions in Bulgaria have drastically reduced the assistance to the media via the allocation of public funds for advertising”.
Minister Minekov is to present his position on the European Media Freedom Act to the meeting of the Council of the EU, the Ministry of Culture says.
The majority in parliament overcame the president's veto on the Investment Promotion Act. The bill was passed in second reading on October 24, but President Rumen Radev vetoed parts of it, arguing that the proposed rules specifically..
Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers of Transport Grozdan Karadzhov and Aleksandar Nikoloski signed an agreement in Gyueshevo for the construction of a railway tunnel between Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia. The facility..
The police have neutralized an organized crime group that transported migrants from Burgas through Sofia to the Serbian border, Sofia District Prosecutor Natalia Nikolova said at a briefing. She indicated that 13 addresses were..
The European Commission has presented a proposal for developing high-speed railway lines within the EU until 2040, linking the capitals in the EU, among..
The European Commission has decided to withhold EUR 215 million from the second payment under Bulgaria’s recovery and resilience plan, the EC told the..
With 111 votes for, 51 against and 43 abstained, the National Assembly approved the establishment of an ad-hoc committee to investigate the activities..
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