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23 Oct

Open Letter: Recent appointment of third Commissioner at the Data Protection Commission

The appointment of an individual with industry connections to the Irish Data Protection Commission could potentially result in Ireland becoming a point of obstruction for the effective implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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22 Oct

Turkey: Journalists reporting LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation: Withdraw the proposed law!

As press and freedom of expression organisations undersigned below, we call for the removal of the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package which would restrict and possibly criminalise media reporting on the community.

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22 Oct

Invest in Free Media: Europe’s Democratic Foundation

The more than 100 undersigned organisations have come together to call for robust and strategic EU investment in free and independent media in response to the proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034.

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17 Oct

Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in Italy

A car bomb targeting Italian journalist Sigfrido Ranucci exposes deepening threats to press freedom in Italy. Journalists and media freedom groups demand urgent protection and justice.

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15 Oct

In Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan

On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups are calling on the national authorities to set up a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety.

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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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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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