Challenges to the Rule of Law and Media Freedom in Montenegro - Reports

This shadow report provides an updated overview of the media landscape in Montenegro, highlighting the most pressing issues affecting the sector. Particular attention is given to political influence over the public broadcaster, the media regulator, and the broader impact of foreign actors

Shadow Report on Media Freedom in North Macedonia - Reports

This shadow report offers an updated overview of North Macedonia’s media landscape. It highlights both positive developments and persisting or emerging challenges. The report also includes a set of recommendations addressed to national authorities and EU stakeholders, urging decisive action to uphold media freedom in line with European and international standards

Liberties' Media Freedom Report 2025 - Reports

The Media Freedom Report 2025 (Report) is the fourth annual report on media freedom in the European Union (EU) produced by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties). It is based on data and input from Liberties’ member and partner organisations and complements Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report

The Next Rule of Law Report: More Action, Less Reaction - Article

OBCT joins civil society, human rights, journalist and media support organisations call on the European Commission to strengthen the rule of law dialogue, improve the impact of the Rule of Law Report’s recommendations and take decisive action against systematic human rights violations in EU Member State

Liberties Report 2025: Democratic Decline Deepens - Article

The Rule of Law Report by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe highlights a serious deterioration in the rule of law across Europe in 2024. The report ranks Italy alongside Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Slovakia among the countries facing the most critical issues

Source: CILD - Coalizione Italiana Diritti Civili 

Anthony Lewis Price for exceptional rule of law journalism - Article

The World Justice Project’s Anthony Lewis Prize honors journalists worldwide who advance the rule of law through courageous and impactful reporting

European Commission’s Rule of Law Report 2024: Gap Analysis - Reports

The Gap Analysis highlights deficiencies in the Annual Rule of Law Cycle of the European Commission . Key areas identified are poor progress on recommendations and the, lack of enforcement tools which undermine the potential impact of the report

The problem is not in breaking law, but in failing to enforce it - Article

Regulatory authority for electronic media’s (REM) dependence on the government, the problem of non-transparency of media ownership, as well as impunity for attacks on journalists are the main problems on the media scene in Serbia, according to the report "Rule of Law and Media Freedom in Serbia – Shadow Report for 2024", jointly prepared by the Independent Journalists ‘ Association of Serbia (IJAS) and the Italian think tank OBC Transeuropa 

Originally published by IJAS . Also available in Serbo-Croatian  

Greece: EU Ignores Deteriorating Rule of Law - Article

Misleading Report Plays Down Curbs in Media, Civic Space

Media Freedom in Albania: Shadow Report 2024 - Article

This Shadow Report prepared by the Center Science and Innovation for Development (SCiDEV) and OBC Transeuropa provides a comprehensive and updated analysis of the Albanian media landscape and suggests a set of recommendations addressed to competent authorities and relevant stakeholders