Politicians are ‘primary censors’ of Bulgarian-language media, poll of journalists finds
Politicians are the “primary censors” of the Bulgarian-language media, demanding to edit interviews with them before publication and to determine
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European Broadcasting Union supports Bulgarian journalists in protests against political pressure
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) supports Bulgarian journalists in their protest against political pressure and urges politicians to refrain from
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Bulgarian National Assembly accepts resignation of GERB’s Anton Todorov as MP
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on October 11 to approve the resignation of Anton Todorov as an MP
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Bulgarian media protest at Cabinet building
Several dozen members of Bulgarian media gathered on October 11 in front of the Government’s building to protest in defence
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Bulgarian cable channel cans controversial outgoing MP’s show amid media row
A Bulgarian cable television channel announced it was dropping a show featuring controversial MP Anton Todorov in what it said
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Row between Bulgarian government and media over ‘threats’ continues
Controversy continued in Bulgaria at the weekend after a row erupted over alleged threats against a television talk show host
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Outrage after controversial Bulgarian ruling party MP ‘threatens’ TV talk show host
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, the majority partner in government, distanced itself on October 6 from its
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Council for Electronic Media elects Kamenarov as new head of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television
Bulgaria’s Council for Electronic Media voted on August 23 to appoint Konstantin Kamenarov as the new director-general of public broadcaster
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‘Significant risks’ to media pluralism in Bulgaria, European Parliament committee told
There are significant risks to media pluralism in Bulgaria, according to an independent report presented to the European Parliament’s civil
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