10 October 2025 Statements Press Freedom at Risk: The Democratic Cost of the EU’s “Chat Control” ProposalThe European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) – on behalf of the MFRR – is alarmed by the draft of the EU Commission’s CSA Regulation, so-called “Chat Control”.…
09 October 2025 Statements Bulgaria wants to criminalise alleged privacy violationsOn 8 October 2025, Bulgaria’s parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee urgently approved, at first reading, amendments to the Criminal Code introduced by the “There Is Such a People” (ITN) party. The…
29 September 2025 Monitoring What is the state of Freedom of Information (FOI) in Europe, and what challenges do journalists encounter when seeking access to government data?Although most European countries have laws guaranteeing the right to information, journalists often face major obstacles in practice. This report reviews 60 documented violations of FOI recorded on the Mapping…
26 September 2025 Statements MFRR condemns police interference with journalistic work in Germany and calls for protection of all journalistsSince the beginning of September 2025, Mapping Media Freedom (MapMF) has registered two cases of unlawful police conduct against journalists at pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Ahead of demonstrations “All Together for Gaza”,…
26 September 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Bulgaria: Press Freedom Undermined by Political Polarisation and Delayed ReformsMedia freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with urgent action needed by government and public authorities to push forward both domestic…
25 September 2025 Statements France: MFRR condemns new resurgence of police violence against journalistsAt least six journalists have been injured since early September while covering the protests against the 2026 national budget plan. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the deliberate…
24 September 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalismBetween 24-25 September, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations travelling to Bulgaria to conduct a press freedom mission on behalf…
19 September 2025 Statements Open Letter on Improving Journalists’ Access to the Albanian ParliamentThirty media freedom and civil society organisations – including the SafeJournalists Network, MFRR partners, RSF and leading Albanian groups – have urged the Albanian Parliament to drop proposals that would…
19 September 2025 Statements Ukraine: Demand for justice from Russia one year after death of Victoria RoshchynaSeptember 19 marks one year since the death of Victoria Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist who had been held for over a year in Russian captivity. On this day, MFRR partners…
18 September 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Moldova: fears for press freedom in case of pro-Russian victoryJournalists warn significant backsliding possible after elections on September 28. On June 23 to 27, the International Press Institute (IPI), representing the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium, conducted a…
16 September 2025 Monitoring Monitoring Report January-June 2025This Monitoring Report takes stock of the press freedom situation in 36 EU Member States and candidate countries during the first six months of 2025. Between January and June, the…
12 September 2025 Statements Backroom deals to silence independent media in Serbia?As the political situation in Serbia remains explosive, the publication of a controversial private conversation highlights an attempt to muzzle the few media outlets in the country that continue to…
