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2022 Rule of Law Report

On 13 July 2022, the European Commission adopted the third Rule of Law Report, which includes 27 country chapters and new recommendations to each Member State

Consolidation of broadcasting groups across Europe

15/05/2017

The European audiovisual market is witnessing the consolidation of a few big groups dominating the scenario, both at the national and transnational levels

CMPF’s contribution to the Call for Evidence on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

In this contribution to the call for evidence on the European Media Freedom Act, CMPF analyses why such a measure is needed and what issues it should tackle

Joint Statement on the Proposal for the European Media Freedom Act

16/09/2022

We co-signed a statement welcoming the European Commission's commitment to protect journalists and editorial independence within the EU

Poland: Letter to the Ombudsman in defence of Polska Press

05/08/2022

OBCT joins a group of media freedom organisations in a letter to the Polish Ombudsman to urge him to reconsider its decision to refrain from appealing the acquisition of Polska Press by the state-controlled oil company PKN Orlen

Media freedom in Montenegro: a survey of publications

14/09/2017

The media sector in Montenegro is characterised by strong political polarisation. The few examples of non-aligned investigative journalism are subject to both direct and indirect pressure by the financial and political powers in the form of legal actions and, in the worst cases, of physical attacks to reporters and their property.

New digital threats to media pluralism in the information age

The increasing concentration of resources and the spreading of disinformation threaten quality information and media pluralism online. This essay, belonging to the Working Paper Series on 'Freedom and Pluralism of the Media, Society and Markets', focuses on economic, quality, and social threats, with the goal of examining dangers to pluralistic, quality information and finding responses to preserve media pluralism and a professional process of information production

Europe’s media in the digital decade

An action plan to support recovery and transformation in the news media sector. A study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education

Defending Press Freedom in Times of Tension and Conflict

Annual Report by the partner organisations to the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists