Poland: Opinion on draft reform of broadcasting law and EMFA implementation

IPI-led submission outlines strengths and weaknesses of media law reform

EU: Contribution to European Union annual Rule of Law report

IPI and partners submit media freedom contributions on 15 EU Member States

Czechia: Media freedom groups urge government to uphold public media’s independence

IPI joins groups in writing to PM and Minister of Culture to warn against overhaul of funding or organisation of public media

Hungary: IPI welcomes EU legal action over violations of European Media Freedom Act

Infringement proceedings echo findings of new IPI report examining media capture in Hungary

Hungary: RFE service shuttered by Trump administration for ‘opposing’ ally Orban

Termination of Hungarian language service further erodes media pluralism ahead of 2026 election

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

Hungary: Media Capture and EMFA Monitoring Report 2025

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

Hungary: Media freedom remains in crisis mode ahead of 2026 elections

IPI joined recent visit of international media freedom groups to Budapest

Czech Republic: Ten demands for maintaining media freedom ahead of election

Media freedom groups underscore importance of cross party support for independent journalism and media freedom as part of a democratic society

Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms

Cross-party consensus required to bolster press freedom following presidential election

Hungary: IPI’s CEE Independent Media Network joins European editors in condemning foreign funding bill

Editors urge the EU as well as members states to act

Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years

IPI and media freedom partners call for urgent EU measures to respond to latest attack on press freedom and democracy

Czech Republic: IPI welcomes progress on securing public media funding

Enhanced funding comes as Czech Television and Czech Radio face looming threats

Hungary: IPI warns of fresh crackdown on independent media

In a recent speech, Prime Minister Orbán compared critics including journalists to insects that will be eliminated

Czechia: Public media face renewed threat as elections appear on horizon

Former, and potentially future, PM Andrej Babiš plans Slovak-style merging of TV and radio, raising press freedom concerns

Slovakia: Media freedom under threat on seventh anniversary of Ján Kuciak murder

Full justice remains elusive seven years after brutal assassination of young investigative reporter

Slovakia: New report highlights growing media freedom crisis

IPI and MFRR partners publish conclusive report following visit to Bratislava in late 2024

New MFRR report details press freedom threats across Europe

MFRR partners, including IPI, document 1548 different attacks across EU Member States and Candidate Countries in 2024

Mission findings: Media freedom in Slovakia under threat 

Media freedom mission calls for guarantees of journalists’ independence and safety

Poland must seize opportunity to be a model of reform and media freedoms

New media freedom report published following mission to Warsaw