Open letter to all members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, asking them to oppose the draft law that would restrict media ownership in Poland by investors based in countries outside the European Economic Area
In mid-July, revelations about the abuse of the Israeli Pegasus spyware sparked scandals across the world. Viktor Orbán’s Hungary made international headlines as the only EU member state where, evidence suggests, the highly intrusive cyberweapon was used against journalists, lawyers, politicians, and businessmen critical of the government.
The MFRR welcomes the 2021 Rule of Law Report, but we think several fundamental changes are needed in future iterations for it to live up to the high expectations and truly become a critical tool
Draft bill plans to limit non-European ownership of Polish media
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today said that allowing the acquisition of regional newspaper publisher Polska Press by Poland’s state-controlled oil giant PKN Orlen to go forward would violate both EU and Polish merger rules and undermine media pluralism.
A purge of editorial management at regional newspapers owned by Polska Press has gathered pace in the last month, as the shockwaves of the controversial takeover of the publishing house by Poland’s state-controlled oil giant PKN Orlen continue to be felt.
Media Freedom Rapid Response calls for an ambitious European Media Freedom Act
The 6th episode of the Press Freedom Files, produced by IPI, as part of the MFRR, explores the renewed threats to media freedom in Poland, where the Law and Justice party is waging a multipronged attack on independent and critical media
The third episode of ‘The Press Freedom Files’ examines media pluralism after muzzling of Klubrádió in Hungary
While the MFRR welcomes the dropping of the legal action against Inès Léraud in France, the impact of vexatious legal threats across Europe continues to exert an undue influence on press freedom.
