(from left to right) German Ambassador to Bulgaria Christoph Eichhorn, Svetoslava Shikova, Eva Nikolova-Rasheva, Hendrik Sittig (Head of KAS Media Programme South East Europe), Nikol Valcheva, Victoria Kostova and Sebastian Kleve (Cultural attaché of the German Embassy)

The main topic of the discussion was the political, social and especially media situation in Bulgaria

The main topic of the discussion was the political, social and especially media situation in Bulgaria. Moreover, the young scholars were interested in the German-Bulgarian relations in the current European context. The Ambassador emphasised that it was important to strengthen Europe and its values as a unity. He encouraged the young fellows to follow a career in journalism and underlined that independent quality journalism is one of the most important basis for a well-functioning democracy. Christoph Eichhorn also talked about his impressions during his tenure in Sofia as well as about his experiences as a radio journalist at the public service broadcaster before his diplomatic career.

The KAS Media Programme South East Europe awards the “Adenauer Journalism Scholarship” twice a year. It supports talented journalism students at universities in Sofia. With this, the Media Programme aims to support the new generation of young journalists in the media.