Barekov majored in Bulgarian philology, specializing in TV journalism.

[1] Between 2003 and 2010, Barekov presented the morning segment on the BTV channel.

[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.

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