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Only 12% of Bulgarians see media as independent, trust in media falling – poll

February 11, 2016February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Only 12 per cent of Bulgarians believe that the media are independent, while trust in the media has further decreased,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian TV showman presents petition to Parliament calling for referendum on reforms

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A petition purported to have more than 670 000 signatures calling for a national referendum on six questions related to

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Europe 

Senior managers of Polish public television resign over new public media law

January 4, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Media, Poland

Five directors at Poland’s public broadcaster TVP have filed their resignations in reference to the recent adoption of new media

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Pending Polish media law draws criticism

January 4, 2016 Raymond Johnston of The Prague Post Media, Poland

Pending changes to the media law that has passed the lower house in Poland’s parliament on December 30 has been

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Bulgaria 

Arrests after Bulgarian TV crew assaulted

October 7, 2015October 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2015, Media

A number of people have been arrested after a crew from Bulgaria’s Nova Televizia was assaulted while attempting to film

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria licences new regional radio that will broadcast partly in Turkish

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has issued a licence for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio to

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Bulgaria 

Controversial Bulgarian MP formally declares new assets

September 4, 2015September 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Delyan Peevski has formally submitted a new asset disclosure form to Bulgarian Parliament, listing a number of stakes in local

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria revenue agency launches check of print media

August 3, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) said on August 3 that it has started checking the finances of all print media,

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Business 

Bulgarian-language newspaper, magazine cease publication

July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian-language daily Presa and its sibling magazine Tema are ceasing publication as of July 31, reportedly because of a severe

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