Bulgarian Parliament elects Maxim Minchev to further term as head of news agency BTA
Bulgaria’s National Assembly elected on October 18, with support from all parties, Maxim Minchev to a further term as head
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Malta: Europe reels from murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves across Europe a day after her car exploded near her home, prompting
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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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