Social Issues
Bulgaria is Third in the EU in share of Children at Risk of Poverty
In 2021, in the European Union, residents under the age of 18 who were at risk of poverty or social exclusion represented 24.4 percent of all in this age group. At the same time, this share among the adult population of the Union was 21.1 percent, according to the latest data of the European statistical agency Eurostat.
The Bulgarian Government will allocate 20 Million Leva for Heating Subsidies
The Bulgarian government will allocate BGN 20 million for a one-time aid for heating, announced acting Prime Minister Galab Donev. The decision is expected to be taken at the cabinet meeting that has already started, at which a number of legislative texts related to the commitments to receive the second tranche of funds under the Recovery and Sustainability Plan will be voted on.
Report: Bulgarian Journalists are more and more Threatened and they Self-Censor
Journalists in Bulgaria face a series of challenges: stress, online harassment, threats of lawsuits, attempts to interfere with editorial content, self-censorship.
Greece: Independent Labor Inspectorate joins the fight against human trafficking
The Independent Labor Inspection Authority, as part of a joint European action, carried out inspections at workplaces that present a high probability of cases of human trafficking, for the purpose of labor exploitation.
Anti-LGBT Sentiments Flourish Online in South-East Europe
LGBT community targeted in Serbia, Hungary, Romania
Following the dramatic uptick in digital attacks targeting LGBT communities in the region caused by the announcement of Pride parades in several Balkan countries, anti-LGBT sentiment and homophobic incidents have not abated.
‘How Many?’ Greek Spyware Scandal Just Getting Started, Says Targeted Reporter
Suspicions confirmed
Koukakis's account of his run-in with Predator reads like the script of a Hollywood thriller. Only this is not fiction.
Gay couple arrested for allegedly sexually abusing, creating child porn with adopted sons
Both men were “engaging in sexually abusive acts and video documenting the abuse”
PM Mitsotakis at EP Plenary: “Greece will not tolerate any disputation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity” (video)
The PM stressed that dialogue was open but not ‘bullying’
K-pop supergroup BTS ‘devastated’ by US hate crimes
South Korean K-pop sensations BTS didn't sing a word but in a White House visit on May 31 to meet President Joe Biden the supergroup's message against anti-Asian racism came loud and clear.
The seven stars joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the briefing room podium, a tiny, but a powerful stage.
Albanian Police Stop Photographer Filming Riots for ‘Damaging Country’s Image’
Gent Shkullaku. Photo: Courtesy of Gent Shkullaku.
"I was photographing [the violence] when police officers stopped me, saying, it wasn't allowed because it would damage the image of the country," Shkullaku, an experienced photo reporter, told BIRN. "They demanded to delete the photos," he added.