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15-07-2020
BlueLink Supports an Opinion against a Bill on Amendments to the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities

BlueLink supported a common opinion of Bulgarian civil society organisations, expressing a clear position against a Bill on Amendments to the Law on Non-Profit Legal Entities (LNPO).

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29-06-2020
BlueLink Joined the European Center for Press and Media Freedom

BlueLink has become a member of the European Center for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) - a non-profit organisation with the mission to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. BlueLink joined the pan-European organisation in the end of May 2020.

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19-06-2020
BlueLink Took Part in the Second Convening of the Feminist Internet Research Network

BlueLink presented key findings about the role of the Internet in Gender Based Violence in Bulgaria within a meeting with research organisations and individuals at the Second convening of the Feminist Internet Research Network (FIRN).

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11-06-2020
More than 100 civil society organisations called for increase of the European Rights and Values programme

More than 100 European civil society organisations supported an open letter calling for an increase of the Rights and Values programme that was cut in a draft 7-year budget for the EU.

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30-05-2020
First Online Climate Reality Training by Al Gore

Washington, DC (May 28, 2020) – Former US Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project will host the first-ever Climate Reality Leadership Corps Global Training from July 18-26, 2020. The training will be entirely online, including live, prescheduled, and on-demand sessions, allowing attendees from around the world to take part.

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18-05-2020
European Home Affairs Commissioner Confirmed EU Must Uphold its Duty and Assist Persons Fleeing War and Persecution

EU must uphold its duty and assist persons fleeing war and persecution, agreed European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson in a letter on 24 April 2020.

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14-05-2020
Estonia's investments in oil shale contradict EU´s funding policy

On May 12, 2020 24 European civil society organisations sent a common letter to the European Commission, highlighting and inquiring about the controversies regarding Estonian Government’s investment in and plans to expand the shale oil sector, in relation to EU-related agreements and funds. BlueLink is among the organisations supporting the letter.

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07-05-2020
BlueLink Joined the Anti-Disinformation Network for the Balkans

BlueLink Foundation joined the Anti-Disinformation Network for the Balkans (ADN-Balkans). BlueLink signed its Declaration on Development on 22 April 2020.

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22-04-2020
Green policies on social and human rights

Human and social rights are a key part of the green political agenda in Europe. It is not a surprise, given that access to a clean and healthy environment has been established as a human right in over 100 countries around the world. One of them is Bulgaria.

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25-03-2020
Restarting action against gender-based violence online in Bulgaria

Representatives of Bulgarian civil society and government institutions met on January 28, 2020 to  restore cooperation against gender-based violence online. This happened at an expert workshop held by BlueLink and Bulgaria’s National Council on Equality between Women and Men.

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