Bulgaria continues to fall in the Reporters without Borders 2018 World Press Freedom Index, dropping down to 111th place. This means the country is ranked below all EU members, what is more it has dropped behind all countries of the Western Balkans which are still applicants for membership of the European Union.
“Corruption and collusion between media, politicians, and oligarchs is widespread. The government’s allocation of EU funding to certain media outlets is conducted with a complete lack of transparency, in effect bribing them to go easy on the government in their reporting or refrain from covering certain problematic stories altogether,” the report reads.
The Municipality of Varna is organizing a celebration for the 150th anniversary of the birth of great architect Dabko Dabkov (21.01.1875 - 08.04.1945). The anniversary will be marked today with a discussion in the municipality at 16:00 on the topic..
The newly-appointed Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov is on a two-day working visit to Strasbourg on January 21 and 22 . During his first visit abroad, the Prime Minister will hold meetings with the heads of European institutions - European..
On Tuesday, in the morning hours it will be foggy or with low layered clouds . Minimum temperatures will be between minus 5 and 0°C, in Sofia - around minus 3°C. During the day, the cloud cover over the country will be significant. Around noon, it will..
Bulgaria will continue to help Ukraine in line with the decision of the National Assembly , Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov told bTV. "We will..
Ivaylo Ivanov has resigned from his post as Chief of Staff of Interior Minister Daniel Mitov and is no longer part of the Interior Ministry team. Ivanov..
After Haskovo and Vidin, temporary anti-epidemic measures are also being introduced in the territory of Yambol from January 21 to 27, in Plovdiv from..
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