The role of a journalist is to preserve history and pass on the reality to future generations, Agerpres Director General Claudia Nicolae said at a cross-border conference as part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project. The conference took place at the BTA National Press Club here on Tuesday.
She said Bulgaria and Romania gradually began to understand that cultural and regional peculiarities will lead to other collaborations and common interests, as was the case with BTA and Agerpress. She stressed that the two news agencies work for common interests and promote objective information.
"Beyond the areas of interest that we are talking about today - research, education, cohesion, which actually tell us about our belonging to the EU and joining European policies - I think journalism is the main link that can, on the one hand, promote and encourage all these developments, and on the other hand, defend reliable information," Nicolae stressed.
She noted that everyone working in the media knows that disinformation thrives in silence. A new kind of disinformation has emerged after the Covid pandemic. "The idea emerged, including at the EU level, that partnerships help further distribute information, and more importantly, countries with shared interests - neighbouring countries - can support each other by exchanging accurate and truthful information," Nicolae said.
"If we can create a bridge between journalism, research and science, we can see the common goals very clearly and we will see very clearly in the future the footprint on each field," she concluded.
BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. The schedule of conferences until the end of September 2025 includes events in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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