Category Advocacy
13 Oct

Call on President von der Leyen to address media freedom crisis in the Western Balkans

We call on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to raise the threats to the protection of journalists and media pluralism with the respective authorities during her visit to the Western Balkans this week.

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10 Oct

Georgia: As ruling party intensifies crackdown, media freedom groups demand urgent action to safeguard independent journalism

ECPMF condemns the intensifying crackdown on Georgian journalists and press freedom defenders who continue to face institutional repression and physical attacks. As the Georgian Dream Prime Minister explicitly promises to stifle dissent, we reiterate our urgent call for the EU and the international community to respond forcefully to the ruling party’s clampdown on media and civil society.

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10 Oct

Press Freedom at Risk: The Democratic Cost of the EU’s “Chat Control” Proposal

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom is alarmed by the draft of the EU Commission’s CSA Regulation, so-called “Chat Control”. We call on the Council to reject the new proposal.

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30 Sep

Press freedom groups urge Italy, Germany, and Czech Republic to suspend EU-Israel agreement over journalist killings in Gaza

16 press freedom organisations call on Italy, Germany, and the Czech Republic to support suspension of the EU-Israel Agreement to protect journalists in Gaza.

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29 Sep

What is the state of Freedom of Information (FOI) in Europe, and what challenges do journalists encounter when seeking access to government data?

Freedom of Information (FOI) laws exist across Europe, but journalists still face censorship, delays, and legal barriers. This report analyses FOI violations, legal frameworks, and case studies from Germany, Hungary, Malta, and Ukraine.

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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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26 Sep

ECPMF and MFRR condemn police interference with journalistic work in Germany and call for protection of all journalists

Mapping Media Freedom reports unlawful police conduct against journalists at Berlin’s pro-Palestinian protests, raising concerns for press freedom.

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26 Sep

Bulgaria: Press Freedom Undermined by Political Polarisation and Delayed Reforms

Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with urgent action needed by government and public authorities to push forward both domestic and EU-mandated reforms, a coalition of international press freedom organisations said today.

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25 Sep

France: MFRR condemn new resurgence of police violence against journalists

At least six journalists have been injured since early September while covering the protests against the 2026 national budget plan. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the deliberate violence by law enforcement officers and call once again on the French authorities to protect and recognise the work of journalists as essential during protests.

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24 Sep

Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism

Between 24-25 September, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations travelling to Bulgaria to conduct a press freedom mission on behalf of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR).

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