Bulgaria receives a score of 80 out of 100 points in the annual ranking of Freedom House named Freedom in the World. This country maintains its last year’s score and is rated Free in the Freedom in the World report. Multiple parties compete in Bulgaria’s democratic system. The country continues to struggle with political corruption and organized crime. While the media sector remains pluralistic, ownership concentration is a growing problem. Journalists encounter threats or violence in the course of their work. Ethnic minorities, particularly Roma, face discrimination. Despite funding shortages and other obstacles, civil society groups have been active and influential, the report about Bulgaria reads.
The Third National Meeting of Essential Oil Distillers in Bulgaria will be held today at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia. The forum is organized by ''Distilled in Bulgaria'' Association, reported BTA. The sector is facing significant challenges globally...
On October 31, we celebrate the International Black Sea Day. It aims to draw public attention to the problems of the sea and the ways to protect it, to ensure a better future for 16 million people from six countries living along the Black Sea coast...
The Central Election Commission has announced the final distribution of seats in the 51 st National Assembly after the early election for parliament held in Bulgaria on 27 October. Eight parties enter parliament, Kamelia Neykova, chair of the..
On Thursday morning visibility will be diminished in some valleys and parts of the lowlands. Along the Danube there will be fog. Minimum temperatures..
Nearly 30 people who had to fly to London with a low-cost airline were not allowed to board the plane at Sofia Airport. The flight was in the early..
Three Bulgarian companies have been sanctioned by the US for enabling the Russian military industry. According to the US Department of State and..
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