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27-11-2020
E-networking and journalism for civic action

BlueLink will support defenders and advocates for European values, democracy, human and environmental rights in Bulgaria by providing a functional e-networking and information hub at www.bluelink.net.

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25-08-2020
Statement on the continued violation of the fundamental rights of the Belarusian people

Joint Statement by the Steering Committee of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum and the Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum ahead of the Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, 27-28 August 2020

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10-08-2020
Hunger Strike Declaration

Today, August 11th, 2020, I, the undersigned Dimitur Vassilev Velin, hereby declare a hunger strike, unlimited in time, in personal protest against the cleptocratic rule of the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and the impunity of the Head Prosecutor Ivan Geshev.

Submitted by: Velin's picture Dimitur Vassilev
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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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