Read in English EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen Präsident des Europäischen Rates, Charles Michel Roberta Metsola, Präsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments Belgischer Vorsitz im Rat der Europäischen Union Sehr geehrte Präsidenten, Wir, die unterzeichnenden internationalen Journalisten- und Medienfreiheitsorganisationen, sind zutiefst besorgt über die Pläne der slowakischen Regierung, die öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien des Landes, Radio und Fernsehen der Slowakei […]

The European Parliament today adopted with an overwhelming majority (464 in favour, 92 against, 65 abstentions) the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). Media freedom and pluralism along with the rule of law have been in decline in the EU (and beyond) for many years. Where the rule of law is undermined, independent journalism is often […]

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The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express concern at the discrediting of a prominent Georgian journalist by Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament. The comments come amid a broader wave of smear campaigns against independent media in Georgia by Papuashvili and others.  On 20 February 2024, Georgian media reported […]