Nikolay Barekov
Member of the European Parliament
Bulgaria
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Personal details
Born (1972-10-16) 16 October 1972
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Political partyReload Bulgaria (2017–present)
Children5 (including Nikolay Barekov Jr., Alex Barekov, Viktor Barekov)
Parent(s)Tihomirov Barekov and Magdalena Barekova
RelativesDespa Barekova (sister)

Nikolay Tihomirov Barekov (Bulgarian: Николай Тихомиров Бареков; born 16 October 1972) is a Bulgarian journalist, politician, and businessman. Since January 2014 he has been the leader of the political party Bulgaria Without Censorship.

Biography

Barekov majored in Bulgarian philology, specializing in TV journalism. His career as a radio journalist began in 1992, when he joined the "Kanal Kom" (Bulgarian: "Канал Ком") radio in Plovdiv.[1]

Between 2003 and 2010, Barekov presented the morning segment on the BTV channel. He subsequently hosted a number of shows on TV7.[2]

On 25 January 2014, Barekov founded the Bulgaria without Censorship political party[3] and the new political establishment participated in the 2014 European elections as part of a coalition bloc with the nationalist IMRO and other smaller parties,[4] earning two seats in the European Parliament and became members of the eurosceptic group of European Conservatives and Reformists.[5] He is consistently ranked as an MEP with one of the lowest attendance rates in roll-call votes.[6] He refused to give a reason for his absence when asked by Euronews.[7]

Barekov supports the restoration of the monarchy with Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as Tsar of Bulgaria.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Барека ли е Дирекът на българската журналистика?" (in Bulgarian). razkritia.com. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Журналистът Николай Бареков: неделята не е измислена от Кеворк" (in Bulgarian). vsekiden.com. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Николай Бареков учреди партия и иска да управлява два мандата" (in Bulgarian). vesti.bg. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "България без цензура", ВМРО и ЗНС вече официално са коалиция" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Бареков и Джамбазки отиват при консерваторите в ЕП". bnews.bg. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nikolay BAREKOV – VoteWatch Europe". votewatch.eu. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Harris, Chris. "Who are the well-paid MEPs not turning up to key votes?". euronews. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "'Bulgaria without Censorship' Leader Backs Reinstatement of Monarchy - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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