EU Commissioner Reynders in Greece to discuss the Rule of Law Report and other justice matters
Brussels, 15 March 2023 Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, will travel to Athens, Greece on 16...
Serbia: EU HRVP Borrell met with the First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Dačić
Brussels, 24 January 2023 High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell met with the First Deputy Prime...
Belarus: EEAS Statement on court ruling against independent media representative
Brussels, 7.10.2022 On 6 October the Minsk District Court sentenced media manager Andrei Aleksandrov to...
Lead MEPs strongly criticise Turkish ban of international public broadcasters
Brussels, 1 July 2022 Statement by Nacho Sánchez Amor and Sergey Lagodinsky following the Turkish...
VP Jourová participates in G7 media ministers meeting
On 19 and 20 June, Vice-President Věra Jourová will be in Bonn to participate in the G7 meeting...
EU Commission VP Jourová discusses media freedom and pluralism in Leipzig
Brussels, 31 May 2022 Tomorrow, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová will be visiting Leipzig, Germany...
EEAS Statement on Russia’s decision to ban broadcaster Deutsche Welle
Brussels, 04/02/2022 Statements by the EEAS Spokesperson: “The decision by the Russian authorities to ban...
Media Freedom: CPJ Report finds problems and progress under Biden
New York, January 13, 2022 One year into office, President Joe Biden’s administration has emphasized...
Slovenia: MEPs discuss threats to media freedom and democracy
On Wednesday, MEPs debated the state of EU values in Slovenia, focusing on whether the...
S&D Group: End to abusive lawsuits now!
The European Parliament has called for action that brings an end to the widespread practice...
EU Parliament on Poland: Stop the attacks on media freedom and the EU legal order
Lex TVN is a direct attack on media pluralism Concerns that “Polska Press Group” has...
EU Call for Proposals: Media freedom and investigative journalism
Publication 16 September 2021 Opening: 16 September 2021 Closing: 29 October 2021 The European...
EU Commission issues recommendations how to improve journalists’ safety in Europe
Brussels, 16 September 2021 On 15 September 2021, on the occasion of her State of...
UN rights experts decry ‘black hole’ for media freedoms in Belarus
7 June 2021 UN independent human rights experts have called for the immediate release of...
EEAS statement against the crackdown on independent media in Belarus
Brussels, 19/05/2021 – 10:00 Statements by the Spokesperson In the latest act of continued repression...
Speech by EU Commission VP Jourová at the Riga StratCom Dialogue 2021
Brussels, 6 May 2021 “Check against delivery” I am very honoured that you invited me...
EEAS Spokesperson statement on labelling media Meduza as “foreign agent” by Russia
“We reject the decision by the Russian authorities to include independent media outlet Meduza on...
Keynote Speech by Vice-President Jourová on Data Privacy post-Covid-19′ at Euroactiv’s Virtual Conference
“Check against delivery” Mr President, Honourable Members, Thank you for including this important issue on...
MEPs express concerns over attacks on media in Poland, Hungary, and Slovenia
Link Free and independent media are vital for democratic societies, MEPs say, calling on Commission...