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1 Feb

Kosovo: Government should withdraw highly problematic media law changes

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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30 Jan

Mission Report: Stemming the Tide of Greek Media Freedom Decline

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. 

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25 Jan

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Media Freedom in Survival Mode

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.

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22 Jan

Romania: MFRR to conduct media freedom mission ahead of super electoral year

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.

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19 Jan

MFRR highlights threats to media freedom in EU Commission’s Rule of Law report

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).

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18 Jan

Greece: Ahead of court hearing, SLAPP lawsuit against media and journalists must be dropped

The undersigned international freedom of expression and media freedom organisations today renew our condemnation of a groundless defamation lawsuit filed against Greek journalists and media by Grigoris Dimitriadis.

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16 Jan

Poland: MFRR reasserts recommendations for democratic reform for press freedom and public media

The undersigned partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today renew their call for democratic and comprehensive reform to Poland’s public broadcasters.

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12 Jan

Lutz Kinkel leaves ECPMF

Lutz Kinkel leaves ECPMF

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10 Jan

Albania: SPAK must respect source protection in case of journalist Elton Qyno

ECPMF expresses concern over the recent actions taken by Albania’s Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) and their decision to seize journalist Elton Qyno’s equipment and to pressure him to reveal his sources.

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8 Jan

IJ4EU rebooted: €2M in grants for cross-border journalism in Europe

The Investigative Journalism for Europe fund is back with a new and improved programme of support for watchdog reporting.

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