Tag European Union
5 May

MFRR calls for an ambitious EU Media Freedom Act

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20 Apr

MFRR submission for the European Commission Recommendations on the Safety of Journalists

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19 Mar

New laws, SLAPPS and libel tourism threaten media freedom

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10 Mar

Op-ed: The Attack on Media Freedom in Poland Clears Way For an All-Out Assault on Fundamental EU Values

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4 Dec

The European Democracy Action Plan

Democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights are the foundations on which the European Union is based.

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1 Dec

Proposal for an EU Anti-SLAPP law

Protecting public watchdogs across the EU: non-governmental organisations drafted a proposal for a an EU-wide anti-SLAPP directive.

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16 Nov

People from across the EU need to be protected from SLAPPs

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1 Oct

ECPMF urges action upon publication of the first EU Annual Rule of Law Report

ECPMF as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response, welcomes the publication of the first EU Annual Rule of Law Report, and we appreciate that a number of the concerns we raised in the preparatory phase have been taken into account. 

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15 Sep

ECPMF sign joint statement issuing 5 demands for an ambitious European Democracy Action Plan

Democracies in Europe have been faced with numerous challenges over the past decade, including increasing political polarisation, closing democratic space, increased mass surveillance, popular disillusionment with representative politics and democratic institutions, and increasingly assertive authoritarian global players. There is widespread recognition of the fact that democracy is under pressure across the world.

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28 Jul

MFRR Open Letter: Dismissal and resignations at Hungary’s largest news site after EU Summit create a moment of alarming symbolism

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners are profoundly concerned about the latest media freedom attacks in Hungary, which follow only days after the EU Summit, where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised the rule of law situation in his country.

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