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Freedom of speech hotly debated in plenary by ruling party and opposition

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The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the report on the work of the Electronic Media Council in 2019. The opposition criticized the activities of the media regulatory body, pointing to Bulgaria's 111 place in terms of freedom of speech and the need for a new Law on Radio and Television. 
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms pointed out that the Radio and Television Act was adopted 22 years ago and does not correspond to present-day reality. 
Certain NGOs are not representative of the freedom of speech in a free country, said Vezhdi Rashidov, chairman of the parliamentary committee on media, referring to the freedom of speech ranking of Reporters Without Borders. I deeply do not believe that Bulgaria is so far behind, freedom of speech is in the hands of the media outlets themselves, Rashidov said, calling for a solution to the problem of fake news.

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