Emil Koshlukov Challenges CEM Decision to Appoint Milena Milotinova as Director General of Bulgarian National Television 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Outgoing Director General of the Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Emil Koshlukov, filed a complaint with the Sofia Regional Administrative Court challenging the Council for Electronic Media’s (CEM) decision to appoint Milena Milotinova as his successor, the Court announced on its website on Friday.
Earlier on Friday, CEM elected Milotinova as BNT Director General. She received the votes of CEM Chair Simona Veleva and members Kadrinka Kadrinova and Gabriela Naplatanova. Galina Georgieva and Velkova voted against.
The complaint incorporates a request for suspension of the enforcement of the contested decision, the Court explained. A case has been opened on the complaint and a reporting judge has been randomly assigned from among the Court’s panel, the statement said.
The procedure for selecting a new Director General of BNT had been suspended in 2025 because of court proceedings. The case concluded on February 13, 2026, with a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which annulled a decision of the Sofia Regional Administrative Court to halt the enforcement of CEM’s earlier decision on the BNT leadership. At the same session, CEM members admitted all candidates to the second stage of the procedure, involving the review of their development concepts and documentation. They decided that this stage would take place on February 19, with the selected candidate to be announced on February 20.
In November 2025, the Sofia Regional Administrative Court had suspended the renewed procedure for choosing a Director General. Five candidates had applied for the post with the Council for Electronic Media: Svilena Dimitrova, Emil Koshlukov, Sasho Yovkov, Nevena Andonova, and Milena Milotinova. The new head of the public broadcaster had initially been expected to be chosen on October 16, but the procedure was frozen following the court ruling. The competition for BNT’s top post has been ongoing since 2022 when Koshlukov’s previous term in office ended. As no candidate has received the necessary votes since then, Koshlukov remained in office as acting Director General. A number of court appeals surrounded the election process. Emil Koshlukov Challenges CEM Decision to Appoint Milena Milotinova as Director General of Bulgarian National Television 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-21 00:28:15 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