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Bulgaria’s electoral commission fines three major TV stations for breaking law on exit polls

November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2026, Media

Bulgaria’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has said that it is fining the country’s three major television stations for breaking the

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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves amendments directed against SLAPP cases

September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on September 30 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Civil Procedure Code

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Europe 

EU foreign policy chief on World Press Freedom Day: Independent media is a cornerstone of any democratic society

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Democracy cannot exist without a free press and independent media is a cornerstone of any democratic society, European Union foreign

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Bulgaria 

CoE: Bulgaria remains ‘challenging’ environment for independent journalism

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Despite some modest improvements in recent years, Bulgaria remains a challenging environment for independent journalism, according to the annual report by the

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Bulgaria 

Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty’s Bulgarian and Romanian services to close

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Romania

The Bulgarian and Romanian services of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty – Svobodna Evropa and Europa Liberă România – will

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Bulgaria 

Broadcast media regulator elects Milotinova as new head of Bulgarian National Television

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

In a vote on February 20, statutory broadcast media regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) elected veteran journalist Milena

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s National Council for Journalism Ethics slams coverage of ‘Petrohan case’

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian NGO the National Council for Journalism Ethics, in a statement on February 9, slammed the country’s media coverage of

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Europe 

EC probes Google over demotion of media publishers’ content

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The European Commission (EC) said on November 13 that it had formally launched proceedings to assess whether Google applies fair,

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Europe 

Study: AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time

November 3, 2025June 16, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff AI, Media

New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants –

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