Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovatchev (GERB/European People’s Party) on Wednesday presented at a press conference in the European Parliament an initiative calling for stricter legislative measures against disinformation. The initiative was jointly launched by his party and three other EP groups – Socialists and Democrats, Greens/EFA, and Renew Europe.
In an interview with BTA, Kovatchev noted that information and content are managed by algorithms that determine whether they are visible to a wider audience.
The MEP said that the operation of the business algorithms used by major companies is a topic that concerns millions of people, not only in Bulgaria but worldwide. According to him, these algorithms are often directed at people’s negative emotions and can be exploited by countries such as the Russian Federation to influence public attitudes. “We want, based on EU legislation, transparency regarding how these algorithms function, and we want to ensure that they do not prioritize false or divisive content that misleads society,” Kovatchev stressed.
As examples of such disinformation, Kovatchev cited claims that the euro would be very bad for Bulgaria, that Ukraine deserved what happened to it, or that Ukrainian authorities had terrorized Bulgarians in Ukraine and therefore Bulgaria should not assist them. He stressed that these statements are entirely false and do not reflect reality. MEP Kovatchev Calls for Stronger EU Legislation to Combat Disinformation 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-17 18:39:21 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law