European Parliament approves European Media Freedom Act
Members of the European Parliament voted on March 13 to give their final green light to new legislation to protect
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Bulgarian public radio cancels broadcast of interview with Russian ambassador
The programme board of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) voted on December 16 to cancel the broadcast of a
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Bulgaria’s 2023 local elections: Three TV stations fined for breaking rules on exit polls
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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Bulgarian National Radio slams expulsion of its correspondent from 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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European Parliament committee amends draft European Media Freedom Act
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’s PM, broadcast regulator chief tangle over disinformation
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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European Parliament backs rules to stop abusive legal cases against journalists, human rights defenders
Under draft legislation endorsed by the European Parliament on July 12, journalists, media organisations, human rights defenders, activists, researchers and
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Ukraine’s embassy slams Bulgarian media regulator head over Bucha comments
The Ukrainian embassy in Sofia has described comments by the head of Bulgaria broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media
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Media freedom: EU ministers agree position on anti-SLAPP law
EU member states have reached a common position – general approach – on a draft law which will protect journalists
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