The Court Refused to Suspend the Appointment of Milena Milotinova as Head of Bulgarian National Television

A panel of the Administrative Court - Sofia District did not grant the request by former acting Director-General of the Bulgarian National Television, Emil Koshlukov, to suspend the enforcement of a decision by the Council for Electronic Media appointing Milena Milotinova as head of the public service broadcaster. The information was published on the court’s website on February 24.

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The court’s reasoning for the rejection of the request has not been made public. However, the Radio and Television Act clearly states that appeals against the procedure for selecting a Director-General do not suspend the implementation of the decision.

The ruling is not final and may be appealed within seven days.

Koshlukov challenged Milotinova’s appointment in court on 20 February.