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Media in Bulgaria again rate only ‘partly free’ in Freedom House annual report

June 23, 2015June 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Media

Freedom House’s annual Press Freedom report again rates Bulgaria’s media as only “partly free”, while the report shows the press

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Bulgarian newspaper titles, circulation decrease – statistics institute

June 19, 2015June 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

A total of 295 newspaper titles were published in Bulgaria in 2014, with a collective circulation of 315 712, both

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Bulgaria 

Debt collectors again enter TV7, but station will stay on air

May 7, 2015May 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Media

A debt collection team entered the Sofia headquarters of TV7 and News7 on May 7 in connection with the broadcaster’s

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Bulgaria 

Ombudsman: TV7 case ‘perhaps act of personal revenge’

April 30, 2015May 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Media

Bulgaria’s national Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev said that he had the feeling that someone wanted to close down TV7, perhaps as

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Bulgaria 

Two Sofia top cops resign after raid on TV7

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

Two senior Sofia police officers, the chief of the sixth district and the deputy head of the Sofia directorate of

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Bulgaria 

Debt collectors, removal firm and police raid Bulgaria’s TV7, News7 to seize equipment

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Media

Bulgaria’s TV7 and News 7 channels were raided on April 29 by debt collectors and removal firm staff accompanied by

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Perspectives 

US ambassador’s remarks on media ownership in Bulgaria: state of play and challenges discussion

March 11, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Media

US ambassador in Sofia Marcie Ries participated in a round-table discussion on media ownership, hosted by think-tank Center for Study of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General defends probe into Protest Network activists

February 27, 2015March 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Media, Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has sought to defend the investigation, including a tax probe, into four activists from the Protest

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria drops again in World Press Freedom index, lowest among EU countries

February 12, 2015February 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Media

Bulgaria has dropped yet again in Reporters Without Borders’ annual world press freedom index, falling six places to 106th place

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