The lack of press freedom in Bulgaria is not likely to be on the agenda for their talks. Anciennement journal syndical, il s’émancipe après la chute du communisme et adopte le ton et le format d’un tabloïd. Alors qu’après un petit match et une bonne douche, c’est comme si une nouvelle journée commençait.” Oui, à tout reconsidérer, conclut Boïko Borissov, cette petite heure de foot par jour serait “son seul défaut”. Generally, individual journalists self-censor because they know that investigative journalism leading to exposure of crime and corruption can cause them to be fired from their jobs, face legal charges in a biased court, or suffer physical violence. I generally have a general malaise, at the moment at the discretion of doctors I'm staying on home treatment," his Facebook post read. The consolidation of media ownership into a virtual monopoly controlled by a small group of Bulgarian oligarchs is one technique. The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill, By James Pardew, opinion contributor Bulgaria, along with several other nations that aspire to full democracy, are examples of what can happen when programs to compromise an independent and intrusive press are successful. “Je leur demande: ‘Alors, tu dors ?’ Tous disent : ‘Non, non bien sûr que non’”, s’amuse-il. “Lorsqu’ils ne décrochent pas, j’envoie une patrouille de police pour les réveiller”, précise-t-il. Today, independent international media groups are gone, replaced in most news sectors by local oligarchs and “businessmen,” who use the media to influence the government and the judicial system. Les interviews du Premier ministre bulgare, connu pour ne pas avoir sa langue dans sa poche, font le bonheur des internautes bulgares. “Oui, à 100 %”, répond le Premier ministre. The Bulgarian political system is dominated by Borisov and his party. The intimidation of Bulgarian journalists is common. Their media outlets discredit independent journalists, political opponents, business competitors, and attack non-governmental organizations and activists who demand rule of law, freedom of the press and defend human rights. When Donald Trump uses the power of his presidential platform to attack and demean the professional, independent press for questioning government decisions and exposing the truth about the corruption and the failures of his erratic government, he is essentially engaging in press intimidation tactics similar to some of those employed in Bulgaria and Russia. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov declared on Facebook on Sunday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Car le foot reste le péché mignon de Boïko Borissov : fan du ballon rond, mais aussi joueur des Tigres de Bistritsa, petit club amateur de la banlieue de Sofia, le chef du gouvernement bulgare est très souvent photographié en tenue de sport sur les pelouses du pays. The capital city Sofia — home to two million people — also announced a temporary closure of nightclubs, as the city recorded nearly 584 cases on Saturday.