Андрей Слабаков

📰 Diving into the crucial discourse on Panel III at #WesternBalkansSummit2023 - Media Freedom and Pluralism in the Western Balkans. 🗳️ Join us after a short break as we examine shared challenges in the realm of media across the region. 🔍 From political interference to media market distortions, our esteemed speakers will address the issues: - Andrey Slabakov, MEP - Dominika Ćosić, Journalist, European Correspondent TVP, Telewizja Polska - Jure Gudelj, Journalist, Editor at Dnevnik.ba - Mariya Tzvetkova, Journalist, Former Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, Member of the Executive Committee of VMRO-BND - Michal Chládek, Deputy Chairman of Right Bank - Petr Fiala Institute - Vladislav Apostolov, Journalist, TV Presenter at “Bulgaria 24” - Natalia Bayram, Lawyer, Activist & Member of the Stop Media Ban 🎤 Moderator: Julia Kril, Executive Director, B&K Agency Let's explore the challenges to media freedom and its impact on democracy and the rule of law in the Western Balkans. 🌐 #MediaFreedom #BalkansMedia #PluralismInMedia

On defining the concepts of European Culture and Identity, we thank our panelists @FidanzaCarlo @AndreySlabakov and Mariya Tsvetkova

Thank you to our international panelists @SchifoneM @Giordano__Ant @MirzaAdela @ladislav_ilcic and our VMRO panelists discussing 2 essential topics of Conservative thought. The importance of education for men and women and the family as a politically supported institution.

On the great need for more decentralisation we look to our councillors in Rome and Sofia for how to work local politics! Thanks to Frederico Rocca, Carlos Contrera and Tsvetan Manchev

I would like to warmly thank our friends from the ECR party for organizing the culture weekend in #Sofia🇧🇬! What a great event this has been. Discussing current and future issues facing conservatives across #Europe🇪🇺 while enjoying Bulgarian hospitality has been great!

We thank our panel @maurorotelli @djambazki, Neno Dimov Hermann Tertsch, Madlen Miteva and Andrey Slabakov for great insights on post modernist “woke” ideas and the threat to universal values we hold dear.

PANEL IV: EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY: OUR POLITICAL PRIORITY. 🗣Moderator: Asen Nikolov, 👥️Speakers: Carlo Fidanza, Andrey Slabakov, Mariya Tzvetkova.

🗣Andrey Slabakov, MEP, Bulgaria, Vice-Chair of Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament:

PANEL II: DISINFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION: A POLITICAL TOOL IN THE HANDS OF THE WOKE: 🗣Moderator: Madlen Mitova 👥️Speakers: Mauro Rotelli, Angel Dzhambazki, Hermann Tertsch, Andrey Slabakov, Neno Dimov, Vladislav Apostolov.

I am proud and honoured to welcome the ECR party in Sofia🇧🇬! European Culture Weekend

🗣Andrey Slabakov, MEP, Bulgaria, Vice-Chair of Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament:

🇺🇦 "The war in #Ukraine may have the same geopolitical impact as the downfall of communism. We have to imagine what Europe should look like afterwards." 🗣 ECR MEP @ZdzKrasnodebski hosts discussions on the #FutureOfEurope with participation from 🇧🇬 Bulgarian youth & media.

🗣 "Culture was the first to suffer from the pandemic and the last to recover. The places that were closed the longest were theatres and cinemas. Those who create culture must be supported sustainably." 🇧🇬 MEP @AndreySlabakov opens talks on protecting European culture. #Sofia

#Culture across #Europe was the first to suffer from the pandemic and the last to recover. The places that were closed the longest were theaters, opera houses and cinemas. Therefore, one of the most important things is that those who create culture are supported sustainably.

🗣 "We’re at the end of a very dark 12 months. On 24 February, we’ll mark the beginning of Russia's unjustified war against 🇺🇦 #Ukraine." 🇧🇬 Interim Minister of Foreign Affairs kicks off talks on #Russia's aggression on Ukraine, moderated by ECR MEP @AnnaFotyga_PE.

Unless we unite our efforts to protect our external border, due to new and increasing migratory pressures, Europe will be hit by a crisis much graver than any before. This morning in #Sofia, MEPs are discussing with 🇧🇬 Deputy Prime Minister & Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev.

The ECR Group is gathering in 🇧🇬 #Sofia this week to discuss topics of timely importance for our continent. 🟦 Migration & the need to secure the #EU's borders 🟦 #Russia's aggression against 🇺🇦 #Ukraine 🟦 Protecting Europe's cultural capital ⏭ The future of Europe #ResetEU

It is an honour and a privilege to welcome my colleagues from the #ECR Group in the #EP here in #Sofia🇧🇬. Over the next few days we will be holding a number of working sessions on various current issues. Добре дошли!

"Many people create a false dichotomy: nature versus hunting. Whereas the reality is vastly different. It is precisely hunting communities that do the most to preserve and nurture wildlife and biodiversity." 🗣️ MEP @AndreySlabakov 🙏 We thank all the panelists.

Today, ECR MEPs & distinguished guests highlighted the positive role hunters play in keeping biodiversity in balance and protecting natural habitats in Europe. "We brought out a different image of the hunter to the message that is often conveyed", said MEP @FiocchiPietro.