Two years later: Why are Sputnik and RT still accessible within the EU?

Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, the European Union adopted 13 sanction packages against Russia. Five of them include restrictions on media outlets which are under the direct or indirect control of the Russian Federation carrying out pro-Kremlin propaganda – among them also RT and Sputnik.

Abschied

Die Recherchestipendiatin des KAS-Medienprogramms Südosteuropa, Birgit Wetzel, und der Leiter des KAS-Büros Bulgarien, Norbert Beckmann-Dierkes, beim Abschied nach Abschluss des Aufenthaltes von Frau Wetzel.

Hendrik Sittig: I had a very positive experience in Bulgaria

Hendrik Sittig, Head of the KAS Media Programme South East Europe spoke in an interview for Deutsche Welle (DW) about his experience in Bulgaria over the past five years and the role of the German political foundations abroad.

Georgi Gospodinov:

Facts are sacred – that was once

The opening speech of the well-known Bulgarian writer and international Booker winner Georgi Gospodinov during the conference «Blurring the truth. Desinformation in South East Europe», organised by the KAS Media Programme in Sofia on 4th of April 2023. It was published in "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" in German.

Meeting of the research fellows of KAS Media Programme South East Europe in Sofia

The KAS Media Programme South East Europe has awarded for the second time two journalism research scholarships to German journalists.

Adenauer Journalism Scholarship

The KAS Media Programme South East Europe starts a new call for its scholarship programme for journalism Bachelor (B.A.) students. And for Master (M.A.) students of all majors with а parallel proven engagement at a media outlet. The scholars will receive a monthly grant. The Adenauer Journalism Scholarship is intended for students enrolled at universities in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Scholars of KAS Media Programme SEE visit the Bulgarian Council for Electronic Media in Sofia

On 2nd of May the scholars of the KAS Media Programme South East Europe visited the Bulgarian Council for Electronic Media (CEM).

"The Russian propaganda is destructive. The goal is the destruction of the liberal societies."

Translation of the interview with Hendrik Sittig, Head of the KAS Media Programme Southeast Europe, for the Bulgarian National Radio "BNR", published on April 01, 2023.

Digital Plague: Disinformation and Fake News in Southeast Europe

New Study by the KAS Media Programme Southeast Europe

With the book "Blurring the Truth. Disinformation in Southeast Europe", the Media Programme of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung provides an overview of disinformation in ten countries of the region and Germany.

KAS Recherchestipendium Südosteuropa mit Schwerpunkt Medien

Frühjahr 2023

Zum zweiten Mal schreibt das Medienprogramm Südosteuropa der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung zwei Recherchestipendien für deutsche Journalistinnen und Journalisten aus: in den Ländern Bulgarien, Kroatien, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Rumänien, Serbien.