Maxim Minchev
Bulgaria: Parliament Has Launched a Procedure to Elect a New Director of BTA
Bulgarian Parliament has launched a procedure to elect a new General Director of the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency after the death of Maxim Minchev.
The deadline for nominating candidates by MPs is January 15.
The candidates will be checked for affiliation with the State security services and the intelligence services of the Bulgarian People's Army during the communist regime.
UPDATE Coronavirus: How the health crisis has influenced the activity of European news agencies
The health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic greatly influenced the activity of European news agencies in terms of working procedures, and some expect a drop in revenues, according to the directors of some of these media outlets in interviews published on Monday on the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) website.
Conference of European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) organised in Bucharest for first time
The conference of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) is taking place for the first time in Bucharest, between 25-27 April, with the AGERPRES Romanian National News Agency being the co-organiser of the meeting.