The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, has presented a report on Bulgaria. The document calls for a change in the way minority groups are treated and portrayed in Bulgaria, where "hate speech, discrimination and hostility against Roma, LGBTI people and persons belonging to other minority groups remain an issue of acute concern" , the document reads.
Mijatovic urges the authorities to react vigorously to hate speech, including by high-ranking politicians. The report also highlights the continuous deterioration of media freedom in the country due to the lack of transparency of media ownership and funding, harassment of journalists, the use of defamation lawsuits and political influence.
"North Macedonia has not yet adopted the necessary constitutional changes to include the citizens who are part of other nations, such as the Bulgarians, in the constitution." This is seen in a report on EU enlargement, presented by the Commissioner..
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 afternoon. ''We checked in, went to the runway and waited. The crew started to board some passengers...
The honorary chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Ahmed Dogan, who led two candidate lists of the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, stated that he will not become an MP in the 51st National Assembly. "I do not belong there. I..
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The Central Election Commission has announced the final distribution of seats in the 51 st National Assembly after the early election for parliament..
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