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30 years of the Cohesion Fund

26/04/2023

The European Commission celebrated 30 years since the creation of the European Cohesion Fund, taking the opportunity to take stock of the achievements of this instrument

Greece: MFRR to fund legal appeal for lawsuit against Alterthess

19/04/2023

OBCT joins MFRR partners in expressing dismay over the recent court ruling involving a SLAPP lawsuit against Greek media outlet Alterthess and one of its journalists, Stavroula Poulimeni. Given the dangerous consequences that such a legal precedent could have, MFRR organisations have decided to provide funding to cover legal fees for their appeal

Paradoxes: European cohesion policy increases inequalities

28/04/2023

A recent study on the distributional effects of EU cohesion policy highlights how the latter reduces disparities between regions but paradoxically increases those within individual areas

Turkey: International groups condemn broadcast regulator role in punishing critical reporting ahead of elections

14/04/2023

OBCT joins press freedom and human rights organizations in condemning Turkey's broadcast regulator (RTÜK) for fining broadcasters for their critical reporting ahead of elections

Journalists in residence, the new call

22/03/2023

As part of the project Media Freedom Rapid Response, the Journalists in Residence programme – Milan launches a new call for applications open to journalists and media professionals who are experiencing some risk, threat or intimidation to their person as a direct result of their journalistic work

Slavko Ćuruvija: Cycle of impunity for killing of journalists in Serbia must be broken

16/03/2023

Partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) renew their call for justice for the assassination of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija to finally be secured and the cycle of impunity for the killings of journalists in Serbia to be broken

Italy: Prosecutor issues seizure order for article published by newspaper Domani

10/03/2023

Italian press freedom is seriously threatened by yet another attempt by a member of the current government to silence independent journalism

Ukraine: MFRR call in solidarity and support for journalists

24/02/2023

One year since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, MFRR calls for continued solidarity and support for journalists covering the war

Joint statement on the European Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law Report

22/02/2023

OBC Transeuropa joins European civil society organizations drawing the attention of the European Commission to a set of concerns on the situation of the rule of law across the EU that should urgently be addressed ahead of the 2023 Rule of Law Report.

Romania: Renewed call for action after fresh smear campaign against Emilia Șercan

17/02/2023

OBCT joins media freedom organizations in expressing their solidarity to Romanian investigative journalist Emilia Șercan. We condemn the latest smear campaign launched against her and urge Romanian authorities to prosecute the authors of the harassment Șercan has been subjected to