Parliament adopted unanimously and without debate the Bulgarian News Agency’s (BTA) annual report for 2023. A total of 127 MPs voted in favour. Of these, 48 MPs are from GERB-UDF, 22 from Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria, 35 from Vazrazhdane, two from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, four from BSP for Bulgaria, 14 from There Is Such a People and two independent MPs.
On 1 August, the Parliamentary Culture and Media Committee adopted the BTA report, which was presented by BTA Director General Kiril Valchev.
The reports on the Agency’s activities were submitted as required by Article 16 of the Bulgarian News Agency Act. They contain information about the Agency’s activities, the role of the media market, international contacts, the financial situation, the functioning of the National Press Club and the network of BTA regional press clubs, notes the Parliamentary Culture and Media Committee’s report.
By law, BTA is the only official source of information from Bulgaria and the world for state institutions. The Agency provides them with a package of information services free of charge, the Parliamentary Committee noted.