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Antoinette Nikolova

@antoinettenikol.bsky.social
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EU correspondent, Based West and East, and in between. R/T means it’s interesting BFMI Director

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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Big step for #Bulgaria🇪🇺now the 21st country in the eurozone. From 1 Jan 2026, the euro is officially in. #Eurozone #EU #Bulgaria
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Join EU leaders, journalists & tech experts in Brussels for the launch of the TikTokcracy Report, exposing how platforms shape elections & public trust across Europe. Opening remarks: President of the EP bit.ly/49du6u9
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Tackling “TikTokcracy” in the Balkans — Balkan Free Media Initiative
Tackling “TikTokcracy” in the Balkans 📌 The discussion will examine how algorithmic influence operations intersect with fragile media ecosystems to shape democratic outcomes across the Balkans and ...
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
What happens when algorithm shape what millions see, share, and vote for? The upcoming Tackling TikTokcracy report by the BFMI uncovers how algorithmic manipulation and captured media ecosystems are shaping elections and public trust in the Balkans 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/tiktokcracy
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Tom Gibson @at-tgibson.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Serbia: disturbing report from OCCRP about the government allegedly seeking to silence an independent media outlet covering the protests. www.occrp.org/en/news/audi.... With constant threats and attacks against journalists, press freedom in Serbia is getting worse each week.
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Audio Recording Reveals United Group and Telekom Srbija CEOs Discussing Undermining Serbian Broadcaster
The CEOs discussed removing the chief executive of a United Group subsidiary that owns N1, a Serbian TV channel that has documented nine months of anti-government protests.
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🔥 Bulgaria’s slide into state capture is no longer a local issue it’s a failure of Europe. Oligarch Delian Peevski, sanctioned by the #US, is consolidating power as Sofia prepares to join the euro. Brussels, Brussels we have a problem . #Bulgaria € #EU 👉 lnkd.in/dfgxicWz
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Proud to share this new article by Vanessa from the BFMI team, shedding light on the EU’s Blind Spot in the Fight for Democracy Important reflections at a critical time →https://bit.ly/4kwBhjI #BFMI #PressFreedom #EuropeanMedia
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Long queue to talk about #MediaFreedom at #ijf25
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Just out on @POLITICOEurope: My op-ed on how some of the EU’s most influential members are setting a dangerous precedent when it comes to media freedom. It’s time to call out the provocateurs www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
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If the EU is to support media freedom, its members must lead by example
If the bloc hopes to influence the aspiring autocrats in candidate countries, it must establish a strong culture of independent media within its own borders.
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Is Musk's version of “free speech” means silencing opposition? www.politico.eu/article/musk...
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Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
With Trump in the White House and Europe chasing stability, autocrats are losing their favored scapegoats. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... via @opinion
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Today’s Autocrat Has No Liberal West to Blame
Claiming Trump’s CIA stokes pro-democracy revolutions is no longer credible.
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria , Croatia , Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’ #Italy #Bulgaria #Romania #Slovakia #Croatia www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says
Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The Czech's Foreign Minister is now proposing that the EU should take over Radio Free Europe, following theUS's decision to withdraw funding. www.novinky.cz/clanek/domac...
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Lipavský by byl pro financování rádia Svobodná Evropa z evropských peněz - Novinky
Evropská unie by měla zvážit, zda nepřevezme financování Rádia Svobodná Evropa, poté co administrativa Donalda Trumpa už provoz stanice platit nechce. Ministr zahraničí Jan Lipavský to řekl v neděli v...
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
It’s never just about the words themselves. www.ft.com/content/d1f1...
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The real history of free speech — from supreme ideal to poisonous politics
The 300-year-old doctrine is being tested by the excesses of digital oligarchs, says historian Fara Dabhoiwala
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Balkan Free Media Initiative @bfmi.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The closure of RFERL after 75 years is a devastating loss for independent journalism and those who rely on it for truth in closed societies.Silencing one of the last beacons of free information is a gift to autocrats.A decision like this doesn’t just weaken the free press but the democracy itself.
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🔴 Vučić fears his own youth—silencing media, repressing protests, and ruling by fear. Serbian police just used an LRAD sonic cannon against students in Belgrade during their 15 minutes of silence. Demonizing protesters is a sign of panic. Defending them is defending Serbia’s future.
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
💥Viktor Orbán deployed pure dehumanizing fascist rhetoric in his March 15 speech to threaten his critics: “The stink bugs survived the winter. We'll dismantle the financial machinery that has bought politicians, judges, journalists, fake NGOs and political activists... They've survived too much."
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Tears of joy & excitement in Belgrade 🇷🇸 as thousands of Serbian students arrive from all over the country to take part in the largest anti-govt protest since the Milosevic overthrow in 2000.
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Belgrade, on the eve of the protest
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Belgrade tonight
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
In Belgrade as students from across Serbia, who have spent days walking to the capital, arrive ahead of tomorrow's protests.
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
✨🎄🇭🇺🇸🇰 (made with Grok 2 AI)
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Is it happy hour in the Kremlin?
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🚨 Disturbing reports from Serbia: Journalists and activists are being surveilled using spyware, echoing the scandal in Greece. securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/...
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Antoinette Nikolova @antoinettenikol.bsky.social · 02/12/2023
Following the money trail of #disinformation. Stay tuned for the Tuesday launch of the report 'Defunding Disinformation in the Balkans: How International Brands Support Russia’s Agenda.' Brands from #Germany, #US, #UK, #France, and other countries are channeling millions of $$$...
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