Balgarianovinite.com Kiril Valchev was re-elected unanimously Director General of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) here on Thursday. All 170 MPs attending the plenary sitting voted in favour of his nomination, which was put forward by three MPs of the government coalition: Kostadin Angelov (GERB-UDF), Toshko Yordanov (There Is Such a People), and Mariana Boyadzhieva (BSP – United Left). There were no votes against or abstentions. Valchev was the only candidate for the post.
After National Assembly Chair Raya Nazaryan declared Valchev’s election, he took the oath of office required by the law, swearing to observe the Constitution and the laws of the land and discharge in good faith his duties as BTA Director General, being guided by the principles provided for in the Bulgarian News Agency Act.
Nazaryan wished him successful term in office.
Parliament has received more than 60 letters in support of Valchev’s nomination, said parliamentary Culture and Media Committee Chair Toshko Yordanov.
Kiril Alexandrov Valchev was born in Sofia on May 24, 1973. In 1992, he graduated cum laude from the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures in Sofia, and in 1998 he graduated cum laude from the St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, earning a master’s degree in Law. In 1995, he completed a professional course in radio management at Deutsche Welle in Cologne, Germany. He was a fellow in the European Leaders Program of the German Marshall Fund in the US in 2000, and in 2003 he interned with the BBC Bulgarian Section in London.
His language skills include English, Russian, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Old Bulgarian.
He worked at BTA’s External News Desk between 1993 and 1995. From 1993 to 2021, he hosted The Week, a weekly news and views show on Darik Radio, covering numerous assignments as correspondent of the station.
Valchev served as Secretary of the Union of Bulgarian National Electronic Media, whose members include BTA, Bulgarian National Television, Bulgarian National Radio, Nova Television, and Darik Radio.
As a lawyer, he specialized in media and intellectual property law. He authored publications in constitutional and commercial law and served as legal advisår to BTA, Darik Radio, and other media outlets. In 2011, he shared in drafting the Bulgarian News Agency Act.
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