Council of Europe Platform Partners to Conduct Fact-Finding Mission on Media Freedom in Kosovo

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11 March 2026

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Partnerët e Platformës së Këshillit të Evropës do të zhvillojnë një mision faktmbledhës rreth lirisë të medias në Kosovë

Më 24 dhe 25 mars 2026, organizatat partnere të Platformës së Këshillit të Evropës për sigurinë e gazetarëve dhe organizata të tjera do të zhvillojnë një mision faktmbledhës dyditor në Prishtinë, Kosovë. Qëllimi i misionit është të adresojë sfidat ndaj lirisë së medias në vend dhe të diskutojë zgjidhjet e mundshme me akterët e medias dhe me autoritete.

 

Gjatë misionit, delegacioni do të trajtojë çështje si: presioni politik ndaj mediave; siguria e gazetarëve; kushtet e punës së gazetarëve; legjislacioni, përfshirë ligjin për media dhe amendamentet e propozuara; transmetuesin publik (RTK) dhe Komisionin e Pavarur të Mediave (KPM); qasjen e gazetarëve në informata publike; kërcënimet ligjore, përfshirë paditë abuzive (SLAPP) dhe propozimet për rikriminalizimin e shpifjes; si dhe transpozimin dhe zbatimin e Direktivës Evropiane kundër SLAPP, Akti Evropian për Lirinë e Medias (EMFA) si edhe Akti për Shërbime Digjitale (DSA).

 

Kryeministri Albin Kurti tashmë ka konfirmuar takimin me delegacionin. Delegacioni do të takohet gjithashtu me redaktorë dhe gazetarë, anëtarë të komisionit parlamentar për media, autoritete gjyqësore, përfaqësues të Policisë, organe rregullatore dhe përfaqësues të transmetuesit publik.

 

Pas përfundimit të misionit dyditor, partnerët do të paraqesin gjetjet e tyre fillestare në një konferencë për media në Prishtinë më 25 mars 2026 dhe më pas do të publikojnë një raport për lirinë e medias, së bashku me një sërë rekomandimesh. Raporti do t’u shpërndahet organizatave relevante kombëtare dhe ndërkombëtare. Një mision i ngjashëm fatkmbledhës në Kosovë ishte organizuar nga Platforma edhe në vitin 2022. Misioni mbështetet nga Asociacioni i Gazetarëve të Kosovës.

Organizatat pjesëmarrëse:

  • European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
  • ⁠European Federation of Journalists
  • ⁠Reporters Without Borders
  • ⁠International Press Institute
  • ⁠Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa
  • ⁠Association of European Journalists
  • ⁠Index on Censorship
  • European Broadcasting Union

Council of Europe Platform Partners to Conduct Fact-Finding Mission on Media Freedom in Kosovo

From 24 to 25 March 2026, partner organisations of the Council of Europe Platform on the Safety of Journalists and other organisations will conduct a two-day fact-finding mission to Prishtina, Kosovo. The purpose of the mission is to assess the challenges to media freedom in the country and to discuss the possible solutions with media stakeholders and authorities.

 

During the mission, the delegation will address political pressure on the media; the safety of journalists; journalists’ working conditions; legislation, including the media law and proposed amendments; the public broadcaster and the Independent Media Commission; journalists’ access to public information; legal threats, including abusive lawsuits (SLAPPs) and proposals to re-criminalise defamation; and the transposition and application of the European anti-SLAPP Directive, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), and the Digital Services Act (DSA).

 

Prime Minister Albin Kurti has confirmed a meeting with the delegation. The delegation will also meet editors and journalists, members of the parliamentary media committee, judicial authorities, police representatives, regulatory bodies, and representatives of the public broadcaster.

 

Following the two-day mission, the partners will present their initial findings at a press conference in Prishtina on 25 March 2026 and will subsequently publish a report on media freedom alongside a set of recommendations. The report will be shared with relevant national and international organisations. A similar fact-finding mission to Kosovo was organised by the Platform in 2022. The mission is supported by the Association of Journalists of Kosovo.

Signed by:

  • European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
  • ⁠European Federation of Journalists
  • ⁠Reporters Without Borders
  • ⁠International Press Institute
  • ⁠Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa
  • ⁠Association of European Journalists
  • ⁠Index on Censorship
  • European Broadcasting Union

Press contacts:

Flutura Kusari, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom flutura.kusari@ecpmf.euJamie Wiseman, International Press Institute, jwiseman@ipi.mediaMaria Cheresheva, Association of European Journalists, maria@aej-bulgaria.orgNik Williams, Index on Censorship, nik@indexoncensorship.orgPavol Szalai, Reporters Without Borders, pszalai@rsf.orgRadka Betcheva, European Broadcasting Union, betcheva@ebu.ch,Ricardo Gutierrez, European Federation of Journalists, ricardo@europeanjournalists.orgSerena Epis, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa, epis@balcanicaucaso.org

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