Category ECPMF
14 Oct

SAFE Psychological Support Fund opens for applications

Journalists in Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia can apply for SAFE psychological support grants of up to €500. Apply by 15 November 2026.

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7 Sep

Monitoring Briefing 2026

MFRR documented 736 attacks affecting 1,174 journalists and media professionals across Europe in the first half of 2026. Read the monitoring briefing.

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5 May

Statement on the persecution of journalists in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

ECPMF joins human rights organisations in calling for urgent action against the systematic persecution, unlawful detention and silencing of journalists in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

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22 Apr

Feindbild Journalist:in 10: Journalismus zwischen Anfeindungen und struktureller Prekarität

Journalismus in Deutschland in 2025: 34 Angriffe auf Journalist:innen, Gewalt bei Demos, steigende Prekarität, Cyberangriffe und Lücken bei Anti-SLAPP.

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20 Mar

“Leipziger Appell zur Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit der Medien”

Das ECPMF hat sich dem Leipziger Appell zur Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit der Medien angeschlossen. Die von MDR angestoßene Initiative vereint Akteure aus Medien, Wissenschaft, Kultur und Gesellschaft für freie Medien und den Zugang zu Informationen.

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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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