22/06/2026 | 17:18:44 Dear President, Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to address the rapporteur, Mr Chris SAID, for improving the report. The election observation mission creates high expectations of Bulgarian citizens for objectivity. And I noticed that the text still includes some media-based clichés far removed from objective reality. The report also lacks information about police pressure and excesses, such as active campaigns, arrests, searches, frequently on the verge of that permitted by law or... 01/10/2025 | 18:07:57 Thank you, Mister President. Dear colleagues, On behalf of the European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates Group, I would like to express our full support for the conclusions of the rapporteurs to close the procedure for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria. It started in January 2000 and has lasted for 26 years until today. It's time to finalise this procedure, appreciating the progress achieved by Bulgaria. It refers to reforming the judiciary, ensuring media freedom and transparency of... 08/04/2025 | 16:11:12 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, nowadays democracy and democratic societies face a number of challenges and are exposed to pressures from foreign influence, growing extremism, interference in elections, dissemination of manipulative or false information. Defending democracy, democratic principles and values are our responsibility and require our efforts on a daily basis. Speaking of foreign influence of autocratic countries like Russia and China, let me also underline the systematic...