International seminar: “POPULISM AND PROPAGANDA: The Roots of the Anti-EU and Anti-NATO Social Attitudes Today”

Program*

First session: The Populist Pro-Russian Propaganda in Bulgaria
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Dimitar Vatsov (HSSF/NBU)
9.40 – 10.00: Opening
Prof. Dr. Evgenii Dainov, NBU
Colonel Orlin Nikolov, NATO CMDR COE
Prof. Dr. Dimitar Vatsov, HSSF/NBU

10.00 – 10.20:  “Russian economic footprint and media influence in Bulgaria” – Martin Vladimirov, analyst, Economic program, Center for the Study of Democracy.
10.20 – 10.40: “Anti-EU and anti-NATO propaganda in the Bulgarian media: 2013-2016” – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milena Iakimova, Human and Social Studies Foundation – Sofia/Sofia University.
10.40 – 11.00: “Influence of Anti-EU and anti-NATO Propaganda on Bulgarian Public Opinion” – Assoc. Prof. Boriana Dimitrova, Managing partner, Alpha Research Agency.
11.00 – 11.30: Discussion
11.30 – 11.50: Coffee break

Second session: NATO Countering Disinformation
Moderator: Hristo Panchugov (NBU)

11.50 – 12.30: Lecture: “Hostile information activities around Baltic Sea” – Major Tomas Balkus, Staff officer, NATO StratCom COE.
12.30 – 13.10: Lecture: “NATO Enhanced forward presence. Hostile narratives” – Beata Biały, Senior expert, NATO StratCom COE.
13.10 – 13.40: Discussion.

*Working language: English