Category ECPMF
23 Jan

Malta: Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder

ECPMF welcomes the confirmation of guilty verdicts handed to Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, the two men who supplied the bomb used to assassinate Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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12 Dec

EU’s dangerous ‘Return Hubs’ policy: A threat to journalists in exile

The EU’s new “Return Hubs” migration policy endangers journalists and human rights defenders in exile by designating unsafe countries as “safe,” undermining press freedom and EU human rights commitments.

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4 Dec

Lithuania: Media freedom groups raise alarm as political pressure campaign on LRT widens

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21 Nov

Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principles

The MFRR today expresses renewed concern over the undemocratic process by which the National Assembly conducted the latest election for the Council of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media, Serbia’s key media regulator.

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7 Nov

Hungary: Media freedom remains in crisis mode ahead of 2026 elections

ECPMF and partners warn of escalating media capture, harassment and legal threats against independent journalists in Hungary before the 2026 elections.

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6 Nov

ECPMF and partners urge government to release RTK budget and protect media freedom in Kosovo

European media freedom organisations call on Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti to immediately transfer the budget to RTK so journalists receive unpaid salaries.

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27 Sep

IJ4EU Impact Award 2025 winners announced

Journalists behind hard-hitting investigations into soaring European medicine prices, Israeli attacks on Palestinian reporters, and EU complicity in migrant expulsions in North Africa have won the 2025 IJ4EU Impact Awards.

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17 Sep

Proposed Danish Media Ombudsperson puts the separation of powers at risk

ECPMF warns that Denmark’s proposed Media Ombudsperson endangers press freedom, independence, and democratic checks and balances.

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9 Sep

Shelter City Leipzig startet offiziell: Stärkung des Schutzes von internationalen Journalist*innen und Medienschaffenden in Sachsen

Wir freuen uns, bekanntgeben zu können, dass die Stadt Leipzig gemeinsam mit dem Europäischen Zentrum für Presse- und Medienfreiheit (ECPMF) Shelter City Leipzig gründet. Mit Unterzeichnung der Absichtserklärung mit Justice & Peace wird eine strategische Partnerschaft besiegelt, die den Schutz und die Unterstützung gefährdeter Journalist*innen und Medienschaffenden in Europa nachhaltig stärken soll.

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9 Sep

Shelter City Leipzig officially launches: strengthening protection of international journalists and media workers in Saxony

We are happy to announce that the City of Leipzig, together with ECPMF, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Justice & Peace to establish Shelter City Leipzig and to launch a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the support of journalists at risk in Europe.

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