Updates on some of the biggest developments and threats to media freedom and pluralism across European Union Member States throughout 2023 were submitted to the EU Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report by partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will conduct a mission to Romania to take the pulse of the current state of press freedom and independent journalism as the country gears up for a super electoral year in 2024.

Today the partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) launch their report from a recent international press freedom fact-finding mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Today the partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), together with Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), launch the report of a recent press freedom fact-finding mission to Greece. 

Legal intimidation and SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are attempts to intimidate and silence public watchdogs through lengthy and expensive litigation proceedings by starting meritless lawsuits.

The winners for the 2023 IJ4EU Impact Award were announced at an award ceremony in Leipzig on 31 March 2023.

One year after Bucha: Independent media plays a vital role in exposing the atrocities and brutality inflicted by Russian forces in Ukraine.

We call on the Prime Minister of Kosovo to withdraw the Draft Law on the Independent Media Commission (IMC) from the Assembly of Kosovo and make the necessary changes in accordance with the standards of the Council of Europe and the OSCE.

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