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Plagiarism and fake diplomas: "Sweethearts" in European politics

Monday, May 25, 2026

Mediapool

Concerns about plagiarism, fake credentials, and questionable backgrounds have plagued Bulgarian politicians and officials over the years.

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The text discusses concerns about plagiarism, embellished resumes, and suspicions regarding education and fake diplomas, noting that such instances have been observed among politicians and high-ranking civil servants in Bulgaria over the years. It mentions that society is particularly concerned and outraged by such figures in positions of power, giving them a specific nickname. The remainder of the text is a call to action for readers to register on Mediapool.bg to support independent journalism and gain access to an archive spanning over 20 years, with options provided for logging in or free registration.

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PULSE – Europe beyond the beat is an initiative coordinated by OBCT which has been promoting intense journalistic cross-border collaborations in Europe since 2024. The main aim is to help strengthen the European public sphere by reporting and telling stories from new and diverse perspectives.

At the heart of PULSE are 10 leading national news outlets (Delfi – Lithuania, Deník Referendum – Czechia, Der Standard – Austria, EfSyn – Greece, El Confidencial – Spain, Gazeta Wyborcza – Poland, HotNews – Romania, HVG – Hungary, Il Sole 24 Ore – Italy, Mediapool – Bulgaria) and three transnational organisations, including OBCT , n-ost and Voxeurop .

PULSE’s offering also includes the distribution of free content to third-party outlets and the animation of four thematic networks open to any European journalist interested in crucial issues such as EU enlargement, Europe and other global powers, the green transition, or media and information society.

PULSE is driven by a sort of virtual transnational newsroom made up of journalists from all the publications involved, which produces new journalistic content on European issues in a collaborative way on a daily basis, coming in many languages. A further layer of associated partners and journalists enriches PULSE’s editorial output, which amounts to over a thousand publications per year.