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Lithuania: Media freedom groups raise alarm as political pressure campaign on LRT widens

Political parties must reject the proposed legislative amendment to LRT law
Lithuania

Finland: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

Sixth in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Finland

Slovakia: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

Fifth in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Slovakia

Romania: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

Fourth in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Romania

Hungary: New EU Media Board should assess Blikk acquisition by pro-government media group

IPI and partners call for advisory opinion on acquisition of Ringier media portfolio
Europe: Hungary

Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principles

EU and international organisations must refrain from legitimising flawed outcome
Europe: Serbia

European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilience

EU's new flagship democracy resilience strategy offers important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media viability

Greece: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

Third in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Greece

Bulgaria: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

Second country in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Bulgaria

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

MFRR partners highlight key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with EU Candidate Countries moving forward
Europe: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

Hungary: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025

First in new series of reports examining media capture and compliance of EU states with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Europe: Hungary

Impunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around Europe

War in Ukraine continues to see killing of journalists reporting on conflict
Europe

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

Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia
Europe: Bulgaria

Meloni’s Italy puts media freedom under pressure, regardless of EU rules

Spyware and car bomb attacks the tip of the iceberg for threats to free media
Europe: Italy

Car bomb attack on investigative journalist Sigfrido Ranucci rings alarm for media freedom in Italy

Perpetrators must be identified and brought to justice
Europe: Italy

In Memory of Daphne: Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan

On the eve of the anniversary of journalist's assassination, IPI joins call on media freedom reform
Europe: Malta

IPI joins 9 organizations calling on Ursula von der Leyen to address media freedom in Western Balkans

Coalition of media freedom, freedom of expression and journalists’ organizations calls on the European Commission President to address the media freedom crisis during her visit to the Western Balkans this week
Europe: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia

Georgia: As ruling party intensifies crackdown, media freedom groups demand urgent action to safeguard independent journalism

As the Georgian Dream regime’s promises to stifle dissent, we demand urgent action from EU
Georgia

IPI condemns tit-for-tat blocking of Ukrainian and Hungarian news websites

Hungarian decision comes after Ukraine blocks sites accused of pro-Russian propaganda
Europe: Hungary, Ukraine

Germany: Media freedom groups condemn police interference and calls for protection of all journalists

Police must respect press freedom and ensure that journalists can carry out their work without obstruction
Europe: Germany