12 December 2025 Statements EU’s dangerous ‘Return Hubs’ policy: A threat to journalists in exileThe EU’s new return policy risks jeopardising the lives of vulnerable journalists and human rights defenders living in exile. As such, it undermines the very principles of press freedom and…
10 December 2025 Statements MFRR Summit 2025 report on media freedom in EuropeThis report offers a recap of the discussions and key takeaways from the MFRR Summit 2025. This year’s Summit fed into EU Democracy Shield policy discussions, highlighting journalism as vital…
18 November 2025 Statements European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilienceIn the face of rising digital manipulation, shrinking civic space and collapsing media business models, the European Democracy Shield offers an important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media…
13 November 2025 Statements EU Enlargement Package: Assessments must now translate into meaningful media freedom actionThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcomes the publication of the 2025 EU Enlargement Package and highlights key media freedom developments and concerns that should shape negotiations with candidate…
03 November 2025 Statements Impunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around EuropeTo mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) honours the memory of those who have lost their…
28 October 2025 Statements Media freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargementTo advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this means moving beyond formal commitments and proving…
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”.…
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…
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…
10 September 2025 Statements Media freedom groups welcome Google fine, call on EU to break up the tech giant’s digital advertising monopolyThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today calls on the European Union to step up its action against Google following the European Commission’s decision to impose a 2.95 billion euro…
08 August 2025 Statements EU: After entry into force, political will now crucial for European Media Freedom Act successThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today welcome the historic entry into force of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which represents a landmark achievement in ongoing efforts to…
26 March 2025 Monitoring Spyware and Surveillance Fact Sheet: 2020–202524 March 2025Spywares are extremely powerful and intrusive digital weapons that are increasingly jeopardising the work of journalists and basic human rights, within and outside Europe. Narratives that portray them…
