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EU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom action - Article

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcomes the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package  and highlights key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with candidate countries moving forward

Report: Fragile media freedom progress in Bulgaria at risk of backsliding without urgent reform - Article

The partner organisations of the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom Rapid Response have released the media freedom report on Bulgaria following a three-day fact-finding mission that took place from 24 to 26 September

Media freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargement - Article

To advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this means moving beyond formal commitments and demonstrating through concrete actions that democratic reforms are more than words on paper

Towards Stronger Anti-SLAPP Protections in Romania - Article

Growing awareness of SLAPPs in Romania has spurred new legislative and civil society initiatives. Yet, their success will hinge on coordinated action to protect journalists and uphold freedom of expression

From Survivor to Defendant – How the law is being weaponized to silence victims of sexual violence - Reports

Index on Censorship's latest report examines how SLAPPs are being used to silence survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. It highlights the urgent need for legal and policy reforms to protect survivors’ right to speak out and uphold freedom of expression

Kosovo: Indicators on the level of media freedom and Journalists’ Safety Index 2024 - Reports

This report is focused on monitoring the level of media freedom and journalists’ safety in Kosovo in 2024

Bulgaria: Press Freedom Undermined by Political Polarisation and Delayed Reforms - Article

Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with urgent action needed by government and public authorities to push forward both domestic and EU-mandated reforms, a coalition of international press freedom organisations said today

Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism - Article

OBCT joins international coalition for media freedom mission to Bulgaria

Ten demands for maintaining media freedom in Czechia - Article

Media freedom is the cornerstone of every democratic society. Independent journalism, together with media literacy and free access to information, is the best prevention against disinformation. In the run-up to the Czech parliamentary elections on 3 and 4 October 2025, the undersigned organisations therefore propose to political parties specific steps to protect these values

Croatia: indicators on the Level of Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety Index 2024 - Reports

This report is focused on monitoring the level of Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety in Croatia (2024)