28 November 2025 Country reports Monitoring Slovakia: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today publish a new report examining media capture in Slovakia in 2025 and the country’s compliance with the…
27 November 2025 Statements Open letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT in the final stage of collapse, EU must take swift action27 November 2025 Dear President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der Leyen, Dear Commissioner for Enlargement, Ms Marta Kos, We are writing to you today to express our…
26 November 2025 Country reports Monitoring Romania: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today launch the fourth in a new series of Media Capture Monitoring Reports for 2025, this time…
26 November 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Turkey: 7th International press freedom mission concludesAnkara, November 26, 2025 – A mission delegation composed of eight international press freedom, free expression and human rights organisations has concluded a joint press freedom mission to Türkiye. The…
21 November 2025 Statements Hungary: New EU Media Board should assess Blikk acquisition by pro-government media groupThe undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and Médiafórum today raise alarm about the recent acquisition of Hungary’s most-read tabloid newspaper by a pro-government media group and calls on…
21 November 2025 Statements Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principlesThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today expresses renewed concern over the undemocratic process by which the National Assembly conducted the latest election for the Council of the Regulatory Authority…
20 November 2025 Statements Ukraine: IPI condemns unprecedented Russian attack on public broadcaster officesThe IPI global network today condemns the unprecedented Russian attack on the offices of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne in Dnipro on the night of November 17, which represents an escalation…
18 November 2025 Country reports Monitoring Greece: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today launch the third in a new series of Media Capture Monitoring Reports for 2025, this time…
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…
17 November 2025 Country reports Monitoring Bulgaria: Media Capture Monitoring Report 2025The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) today launch the second in a series of Media Capture Monitoring Reports for 2025, examining the state…
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…
13 November 2025 Statements Croatia: EFJ condemns court convicting assaulted journalist Melita Vrsaljko of ‘disturbing public order’On 7 November 2025, Croatian journalist Melita Vrsaljko, a contributor to Faktograf and Klimatski portal, was found guilty by the Municipal Court in Zadar, of disturbing public order after defending…