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There are two mentions of Bulgarian media in the European Commission report on the \u201coccasion of the tenth anniversary\u201d of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) that was released on Wednesday, January 25.<\/p>\n

The main report<\/a> says that the \u201cBulgarian media environment is characterized by low independence and ineffective enforcement of journalistic standards, which has negative influence on public debate on reforms\u201d and \u201ca direct bearing on the ability to deliver reform\u201c. This finding is illustrated with a reference to \u0430 footnote on the Reporters Without Borders media freedom ranking, where Bulgaria occupies the dishonorable 113th<\/sup> place.<\/p>\n

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On page 24 of the Technical Report<\/a>, however, an “independent website for investigatory journalism” that has published the recordings known as “Yaneva Gate<\/a>” is mentioned. Can you guess the site?<\/p>\n

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The contrast between the euphemistic “low independence<\/strong>” and the resounding definition of Bivol as “independent<\/strong>” speaks for itself.<\/p>\n

Three years ago, journalists from Bivol, together with other colleagues, tabled a proposal to expand the CVM monitoring to the area of media freedom. Highlighting the problem in the tenth report appears to be an indication that our appeal has been heard in Brussels and this is another fact that we welcome with satisfaction.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Europe does not give even a dime for independent investigative journalism, while the money for promoting European programs goes to the murkiest tabloids of the oligarchs that poison the public debate.<\/p>\n

The key to our independence has always been the same: no grants, no EU funding, revenues only from advertisement and support from readers, who donate because they want to read quality investigative journalism stories. It is simple, but it requires dedication, efficiency and professionalism.<\/p>\n

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The procedures, however, were conducted in gross violation of the law.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Investigations"","block_context":{"text":"Investigations","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/investigations-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D1%8D%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0-2023-03-30-%D0%B2-17.40.52.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31434,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/reporters-without-borders-latest-report-media-when-oligarchs-go-shopping-peevski-is-swinging-media-baseball-bats.html","url_meta":{"origin":33037,"position":2},"title":"Reporters Without Borders Latest Report: Media, When Oligarchs Go Shopping; Peevski Is Swinging Media Baseball Bats","author":"\u0415\u043a\u0438\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044a","date":"22 July 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Controversial Bulgarian lawmaker and businessman Delyan Peevski and his \"media baseball bats\" are cited in an extensive report of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) as an important example of how oligarchs are conquering the media. The sulked face of the \"successful young man\" is even gracing the front page of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Comments"","block_context":{"text":"Comments","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/comments-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/media-oligarchs-peevski.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/media-oligarchs-peevski.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/media-oligarchs-peevski.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/media-oligarchs-peevski.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/media-oligarchs-peevski.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/media-oligarchs-peevski.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15524,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/stein-interview-part1-english.html","url_meta":{"origin":33037,"position":3},"title":"Jeff Stein Interview – Part I: Politicians and Media Friendly to Borisov or Scared of Him, Were Lying to Support Him","author":"\u0415\u043a\u0438\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044a","date":"6 August 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Bivol: Thank you Mr. Stein for this interview for Bivol. The main topic is, of course, the article you wrote in Congressional Quarterly in 2007 about Bulgarian politician, Boyko Borisov, which was very badly accepted in Bulgarian media and by Bulgarian politicians, who said that such allegations are not friendly,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Interviews"","block_context":{"text":"Interviews","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/interviews-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"img_stein1202","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/img_stein1202.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24804,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/bulgarian-bad-apples-banks-now-on-tv.html","url_meta":{"origin":33037,"position":4},"title":"Bulgarian \u201cBad Apples\u201d Banks Now on TV","author":"\u0415\u043a\u0438\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044a","date":"29 November 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday, November 28, in its political talk show \u201cThis Morning\u201d, bTV aired a report by journalist Stoyan Georgiev on the drain of failed private lender Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB or CCB), extensively quoting a classified diplomatic cable of former US Ambassador in Sofia, John Beyrle, on Bulgarian \"bad apples\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Editorials"","block_context":{"text":"Editorials","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/editorials-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/btv-gnili-yabulki.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/btv-gnili-yabulki.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/btv-gnili-yabulki.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/btv-gnili-yabulki.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/btv-gnili-yabulki.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47252,"url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/is-prosecutor-general-going-to-request-information-on-swiss-accounts-of-bulgarians.html","url_meta":{"origin":33037,"position":5},"title":"Is Prosecutor General Going to Request Information on Swiss Accounts of Bulgarians?","author":"\u0415\u043a\u0438\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u0438\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044a","date":"15 May 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"On the occasion of the request of Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov to the National Security Agency (DANS) to be provided with data on offshore accounts of Bulgarian citizens, we recall a 2014 event, when the Director of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) Krasimir Stefanov traveled to Germany to obtain data\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Comments"","block_context":{"text":"Comments","link":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/category\/comments-en"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cacarov-nap.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cacarov-nap.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cacarov-nap.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cacarov-nap.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cacarov-nap.png?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cacarov-nap.png?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/European-Commission-image.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33037\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bivol.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}