Three discussion panels – “Media and Spiritual Leaders”, “Media and Opinion Leaders”, and “Media and Community Builders” – were on the programme for the second day of the 21st World Meeting of Bulgarian Media, organized by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in Budapest and Esztergom, Hungary, on October 19 and 20.
The day’s programme began with a blessing service marking the Feast Day of St John of Rila at the Bulgarian Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, followed by a visit to the Bulgarian school at the Bulgarian Republican Self-Government in Hungary.
The first discussion panel “Media and Spiritual Leaders” was moderated by Georgi Milkov, host of the programme Religion Today on Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Participants included Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe (Germany), Eugeni Veselinov, Editor-in-Chief of the BulgariCA website (USA), Assoc. Prof. Yordan Eftimov, literary scholar and literary critic (Bulgaria), and Svetla Chalakova, Editor-in-Chief of the Bulgarian-language service of Vatican Radio (Vatican).
The second panel “Media and Opinion Leaders” was moderated by Ivo Todorov, Director of the Digital Programmes Directorate at Bulgarian National Radio (BNR). Participants included Aksinia Ivanova and Ivan Tsankov, founders of the Los Bulgaros portal (Argentina); Anna Terzivets, host of the television programme The Voice of Bulgarians (Ukraine); Prof. Veselina Valkanova, Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University of St Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria); Violina Hristova, Vice-President of the Foreign Press Association in Italy (Italy); Dr Gabriela Naplatanova, Chair of the Council for Electronic Media in Bulgaria; Gergana Milcheva, Editor-in-Chief of the BG Chronicles website (Ireland); and Milena Milotinova, Director General of BNT (Bulgaria).
The third panel “Media and Community Builders” was moderated by Svetla Kyoseva, Editor-in-Chief of Hemus magazine (Hungary). Participants will include Gabriela Hadzhikostova, Editor-in-Chief of the Bulgarski Vesti newspaper (Hungary); Desislav Payakov, co-founder of the SANUS ET SALVUS health and culture website (Austria); Diana Glasnova, Editor-in-Chief of Rodna Rech magazine (Croatia); Diana Uzunova, co-founder of the Bulgarian Hub Eindhoven portal (the Netherlands); Zhivka Milova, Editor-in-Chief of the BG Factor website (Cyprus); Milen Mitev, Director General of BNR (Bulgaria); and Petar Stamatov, Editor-in-Chief of the Bulgarian media portal Eurochicago (USA).
The newspaper Bolgar Hirek (Bulgarian News) won the award for contributions to the dissemination of Bulgarian culture by a Bulgarian-language media outlet abroad of the 13 Centuries of Bulgaria National Endowment Fund.
The programme continued at the Bulgarian Cultural House in Budapest, where Iliyana Nancheva, owner of Radio Tatkovina, opened the exhibition “Together on the Path of Cyril and Methodius”.
A concert, featuring actress Gabriela Hadzhikostova; jazz musicians Attila Simon, Gabor Weiss, Imre Haz, Istvan Rozsa, Milan Sojmosi and Tamas Danyi; violinist Monika Zhekov; the Yantra and Rositsa dance ensembles; singer Branka Basic; and the Pravo Orchestra, kicked off later Tuesday.
As BTA reported, this year’s meeting is themed “Media and Leaders”. Participants from 25 countries, including Bulgaria, took part in person or online. They included 47 journalists from 32 Bulgarian-language media outlets and services around the world, representatives of two media associations, and BTA correspondents and stringers abroad.
BTA is organising the 21st World Meeting of Bulgarian Media in Budapest and Esztergom, Hungary, on October 19 and 20, 2026, with the support of DSK Bank, OTP Group, Aurubis Bulgaria, A1, SOF Connect – the operator of Vasil Levski Sofia Airport, Geotechmin Ltd., Postbank, and the 13 Centuries of Bulgaria National Endowment Fund.
Day Two of 21st World Meeting of Bulgarian Media Features Three Discussion Panels THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-10-20 05:56:00
Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Culture news Bulgaria, Bulgarian culture news, Bulgaria cultural news, latest culture news, breaking culture news, Bulgarian arts news, Bulgarian cultural events. Bulgarian artists, Bulgarian art, Bulgarian literature, Bulgarian books, Bulgarian writers, Bulgarian authors, Bulgarian music, Bulgarian musicians. Bulgarian cinema, Bulgarian films, Bulgarian theatre, Bulgarian actors, Bulgarian directors, Bulgarian festivals, cultural festivals Bulgaria. Bulgarian museums, Bulgarian galleries, Bulgarian heritage, Bulgarian traditions, Bulgarian folklore, Bulgarian history, Bulgarian archaeology. Sofia culture, Plovdiv culture, Varna culture, Burgas culture, Ruse culture, Bulgarian cultural heritage, Bulgaria UNESCO heritage. Bulgarian exhibitions, Bulgarian concerts, Bulgarian performances, Bulgarian cultural institutions, Bulgarian national culture, contemporary Bulgarian art, Bulgarian creative industries. Bulgaria cultural events, Bulgarian cultural news, Bulgarian entertainment news, Bulgaria arts and culture, Bulgarian cultural tourism, Bulgarian historical sites, Bulgarian landmarks.
BULGARIA NEWS – NEWS AGENCY 2009–2026 2026-10-20 05:56:00
Leave a Comment