An independent study, presented in the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, has identified Bulgaria together with Greece, Hungary and Italy as a country at risk of concentration of media ownership and political control over editorial policy. According to the authors of the study, the risk of political control over media in Bulgaria is 79%. Specific examples such as party-owned TV channels Alfa and Skat are pointed out, as well as official data about 6 newspapers owned by MP Delyan Peevski.
"Fear is shaking DPS. I'm talking about the apparatus," Korman Ismailov, former head of the youth organisation of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), told BNR. According to him, the party, which came second in June's parliamentary elections,..
The euro area unemployment rate stabilised for the second consecutive month in May at 6.4%, the lowest level since 1998. In Bulgaria the unemployment rate fell from 4.5% in April to 4.4% in May. Youth unemployment (under 25s) in the country is 14%...
The question is not whether Ukraine will join NATO, but when. The answer depends on the theatre of war and the ability to achieve a lasting peace, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said at the opening of The Economist's 28th Governmental Roundtable, held..
"It is evident that the political crisis continues and its solution requires not only putting aside personal and party interests but also requires..
The Balkans are attracting more and more medical tourists, with Turkiye being the undisputed leader, ranking among the top 10 most preferred countries..
After a heated debate, Parliament rejected the proposed GERB-SDS cabinet with Rosen Zhelyazkov as Prime Minister. It was supported by 98 MPs, with 138..
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