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Bulgaria’s 2023 local elections: Three TV stations fined for breaking rules on exit polls

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2023, Media

The Central Election Commission (CEC) is fining Bulgaria’s three major television stations for breaking election law that forbids disclosure of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Radio slams expulsion of its correspondent from Russia

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia

The expulsion from Russia of the only Bulgarian media correspondent is a purely political act and is detrimental to the

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Europe 

European Parliament committee amends draft European Media Freedom Act

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media

The European Parliament’s Culture and Education Committee amended the draft European Media Freedom Act on September 7, to make sure

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM, broadcast regulator chief tangle over disinformation

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov and the head of the country’s broadcast media regulator, Council for Electronic Media (CEM) chief

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Europe 

European Parliament backs rules to stop abusive legal cases against journalists, human rights defenders

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Under draft legislation endorsed by the European Parliament on July 12, journalists, media organisations, human rights defenders, activists, researchers and

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Bulgaria 

Ukraine’s embassy slams Bulgarian media regulator head over Bucha comments

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Russia, Ukraine

The Ukrainian embassy in Sofia has described comments by the head of Bulgaria broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media

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Europe 

Media freedom: EU ministers agree position on anti-SLAPP law

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media

EU member states have reached a common position – general approach – on a draft law which will protect journalists

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Business 

Report: Media face ‘all news should be free’ problem

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Media

People value news, but it does not mean they are ready to pay for it, according to the European Media

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Perspectives 

How Bulgarian media turn into megaphones for Kremlin propaganda

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Vassilena Dotkova Media, new coronavirus, Russia, Ukraine

America is building the Fourth Reich in Europe; The International Criminal Court in the Hague is a terrorist organisation; Poland

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