Advocacy Transnazionale per la Libertà di Informazione nei Balcani ATLIB 2
Media freedom, independence, and pluralism are fundamental pillars of European democracies. Freedom of speech and journalists’ safety is crucial for countries such as Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Serbia that aspire to join the EU. Thanks to the cooperation with local partners, this project intends to contribute to creating a network of Balkan, Italian, and European actors engaged in effective advocacy to protect media freedom in the EU and the countries involved in the integration process.
While the first edition focused on Albania and Serbia, this second edition will investigate media freedom issues in Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Through the exchange of experiences and cooperation in advocacy work together with two local partners – Metamorphosis Foundation in North Macedonia and the Montenegro Media Institute in Montenegro – OBCT will elaborate two shadow reports on the accession negotiations concerning the media sector in the candidate countries, to strengthen the involvement of civil society in the EU accession process focusing on the nexus between media and democracy.
Partner
Metamorphosis Foundation (North Macedonia) | Media Institute Montenegro (Montenegro)| OBCT (Italy)
Research
(Originally published by the Montenegro Media Institute on 27 November [...]
(Originally published by META.MK, 16 November, 2025) One of the [...]
(Originally published by META.MK, 13 November, 2025) The elections have [...]
(Originally published by Media Institute Montenegro, 5 November, 2025) Olivera [...]
A couple of weeks ago, European Commission President Ursula von [...]
(Originally published by Montenegro Media Institute, 29 September, 2025) The president [...]
What do you consider the main challenges faced by journalists [...]
Since taking power, Aleksandar Vučić’s regime has significantly undermined editorial [...]
Klodjana Kapo is a journalist and the director of Faktoje [...]
The Shadow Reports on media freedom in Albania and Serbia [...]
Lutfi Dervishi is one of the founding members of the [...]
Free and independent media are vital for ensuring citizens’ right [...]
SHARE Foundation is a Belgrade-based NGO that works on privacy [...]
Media independence is a topic that raises many concerns in [...]
According to the Serbia Media Pluralism Monitor 2023 , editorial [...]
The workshop aims at fostering the transnational exchange of experiences [...]
This project is carried out with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation under Article 23ter paragraph 2 of the Presidential Decree 18/67. All opinions expressed within the scope of this project represent the opinion of their author and not those of the Ministry.
