EU reports: Macedonia improved climate towards journalists - and then there is Turkey
By Emil Weber
The European Commission has praised Macedonia and Albania for recent progress regarding freedom of expression, while Turkish politics continue to be most alarming.
EU Commission, Brussels
In separate reports published on 17 April 2018, for the assessment of the countries’ annual situation regarding a potential European Union enlargement, the Commission acknowledged that Macedonia made "good progress", Albania "some progress" whereas, the other Western Balkan states Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia made no progress at all.
The assessments come almost two months after the Commission published a "Western Balkan Strategy" where it reiterated the EU perspective for the six…
