Can the EMFA deliver? A path to media freedom fraught with peril
Following the spell of recent elections in Europe and the U.S., the media have been blamed for either failing to deliver accurate information or exerting...
Tag : media freedom
European Commission to publish rule of law reports on EU and candidate countries on 3 July?
The European Commission is drafting the reports on the rule of law for both the member and four candidate EU states – Serbia, Montenegro, Albania...
EU: RS entity law on defamation against Bosnia’s European path
by EWB
SARAJEVO – The European Union has deplored the enforcement of amendments to the criminal code of the Republika Srpska entity, which reintroduces criminal penalties for...
Government decision to suspend certificate for Klan Kosova sparks protests in Pristina
by EWB
PRISTINA – Hundreds of journalists and civil society activists from Kosovo gathered to protest on Monday against the decision by the Government of Kosovo to...
Decision to suspend Klan Kosova revoked by Kosovo Business Registration Agency
PRISTINA – The Association of Journalist of Kosovo (AJK) informed that the Kosovo Business Registration Agency (KBRA) has revoked the decision to suspend the business...
World Media Freedom Index: Differences between Western Balkan countries are increasing
by EWB
Serbia is the only country in the Western Balkans whose position on the World Media Freedom Index deteriorated in 2023 and ranks 91st out of...
European Commission Report on media freedom in Serbia: Progress detected through a microscope
by Filip Švarm
European Commission Report on Serbia from October 2021 assessed that, for the first time in several years, there was “limited progress” when it comes to...
Policy Brief: The EU should continue to insist on Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation
by EWB
VIENNA – To avoid an institutional crisis and restore its internal and external credibility, the EU needs to foster Member States’ and candidate countries’ compliance...
Twitter labels accounts of all national TV channels in Serbia as “state-affiliated”
by EWB
BELGRADE – Twitter has put a label “media affiliated with the government of Serbia” on the accounts of all five television channels with the national...
Serbian media associations leave Government’s Working group for the safety of journalists in protest
by EWB
BELGRADE – Following a widespread smearing campaign against the online investigative portal KRIK, during which its journalists were accused of cooperating with the mafia by...