Bulgaria remains 111th among 180 countries in the media freedom report of the Reporters Without Borders non-governmental organization.
The report shows that the media situation in Bulgaria has not improved despite great international pressure. The attempts to temporarily remove Sylvia Velikova from the BNR broadcast and to force journalists from Nova TV to leave have been pointed out. The report reads also that the editorial policy of the Bulgarian National Television has changed from neutral to pro-governmental. In the ranking Bulgaria remains last among EU Member States. The coronavirus pandemic has been exacerbating the threat to freedom of expression around the world, the report shows.
In the village of Slaveyno near Smolyan, the Union of Thracian Societies in Bulgaria is organizing a National Gathering-Pilgrimage on August 2 and 3. The festival is dedicated to the 122nd anniversary of the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising and the 145th..
On Saturday minimum temperatures will range between 15 and 23° C., for Sofia 15° C. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny, cumulus clouds will form around and after midday. There will be rain and thunder mostly in the mountain..
Firefighting continues in Pirin Mountain, BNR correspondent Keti Trencheva reports. At a briefing, Commissioner Valentin Vassilev, regional director of the fire department in Blagoevgrad, pointed out that currently there is one serious front - above..
Job offers in all sectors of the Bulgarian economy are decreasing in July, according to the analysis of a leading online job posting platform in the..
More than 4 , 500 of woodland in Pirin has been destroyed by the wildfires after July 25. There are still local outbreaks on the ground, said..
A dead Egyptian vulture was found near the village of Hrastovo in Krumovgrad municipality , the press center of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry..
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