On 10 September 2026, Open Society Institute – Sofia took part in an event organised by the European Commission in Bulgaria, dedicated to media and digital literacy and the online safety of children and students. During the event, OSIS presented the 2026 Media Literacy Index.
The Index is a tool for assessing and ranking societies according to their potential resilience to phenomena such as post-truth, disinformation and misinformation. OSIS’s presentation highlighted the role of quality education, media freedom and social trust as key factors in building resilience to disinformation.
The event was held on the occasion of the animated series Mila and Marko for Screens!, created by Studio Zmey with the support of the European Commission in Bulgaria and in partnership with the Media Literacy Coalition Bulgaria.
The event was attended by Yordanka Chobanova, Head of the European Commission in Bulgaria; Dr. Tanya Pancheva, Deputy Minister of Education and Science; journalist Konstantin Valkov; Dimitar Petrov from Studio Zmey; Iglika Ivanova from the Media Literacy Coalition Bulgaria; and Marin Lessenski from Open Society Institute – Sofia.
