Defending the right to freedom of information and promoting the transnational public debate on violations registered in the European Union as well as in the enlargement and Eastern Partnership countries are the objectives of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom - ECPMF , of which OBC Transeuropa is one of the founding members.
The services OBCT provides to ECPMF include the development and curation of the Resource Centre on Media Freedom in Europe and an ongoing work of information and in-depth analysis on key issues for European democracy, in network with numerous media partners in Italy and South-Eastern Europe.
Serbia: Media regulator election again made a mockery of EU-required reforms
19/6/2025Process to appoint new members of media regulator council was again conducted in non-transparent and discriminatory manner
Entries open for the Luchetta Award 2025
Redazione | 3/6/2025The “Luchetta, Ota, D’Angelo, Hrovatin Foundation for child war victims” has organized the twenty-second edition of the Premio Luchetta in memory of the death of Marco Luchetta, Alessandro Saša Ota and Dario D’Angelo. All works must be submitted by Wednesday 25 June 2025
INVESTIGATION “They failed to silence us”: the harsh reality of investigative female journalists in the Balkans
Ivana Nikolić, Dušica Tomović | 23/5/2025Women journalists in the Balkans face daily threats, sexist insults, verbal and physical attacks, most of which go unpunished. Some of them live under constant police protection. Despite it all, they continue doing their work
Albania: MFRR and SafeJournalists condemn blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary elections
| 22/5/2025OBCT joins partners from the Media Freedom Rapid Response and the SafeJournalists Network in raising alarm over numerous incidents of intimidation and obstruction faced by journalists covering the Albanian parliamentary elections
Croatia: MFRR Media Freedom Mission to Visit Zagreb
redazione | 16/5/2025Between 19 and 21 May, Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partner organisations will conduct a press freedom mission to Zagreb, Croatia.
ANALYSIS Media in Georgia, pressure and repression
Marilisa Lorusso | 6/5/2025In recent months in Georgia, pressure on the media and information workers has turned into actual repression. A case in point is that of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli, who has been in prison for over a hundred days on charges of assaulting a police officer
Europe at a crossroads: defending democracy depends on defending media freedom
| 3/5/2025On World Press Freedom Day, the Media Freedom Rapid Response partners express solidarity with all journalists and media professionals who face threats, intimidation, and attacks for their work. In these challenging times of socio-political turmoil in Europe and beyond, public interest journalism is more crucial than ever, as journalists continue to work under increasing pressure. We call for decisive action by the European Union, its member states, and candidate countries to uphold and protect media freedom
Media Freedom Rapid Response Input regarding the EU Democracy Shield
| 30/4/2025The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) has submitted its official input to the EU Democracy Shield, emphasizing the need to uphold media resilience and journalist safety as essential pillars for safeguarding democracy in Europe
Commissioner Virkkunen acknowledges crucial role of journalism in Europe’s Defense and Preparedness agenda
| 30/4/2025Partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) met with European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen, on 27 April 2025, to address increasing challenges concerning the economic viability, online safety of journalists, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the media landscape
Liberties' Media Freedom Report 2025
| 29/4/2025The Media Freedom Report 2025 (Report) is the fourth annual report on media freedom in the European Union (EU) produced by the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties). It is based on data and input from Liberties’ member and partner organisations and complements Liberties’ annual Rule of Law Report
Greece: Investigative media win latest victory in spyware SLAPP ruling
22/4/2025The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFFR) welcomes the Athens court's dismissal of vexatious lawsuits against Greek journalists reporting on the Prime Minister's nephew’s alleged spyware links
INTERVIEW Entering the Serbian digital prison: an interview with Jelena Sesar
Massimo Moratti | 22/4/2025A series of reports by Amnesty International exposes Serbia’s "Digital Prison", a widespread surveillance campaign targeting journalists and civil society. In this interview Jelena Sesar, researcher at AI, takes us inside this prison
Greece: Total impunity persists on fourth anniversary of Giorgos Karaivaz murder
| 9/4/2025The undersigned international media freedom and journalist organisations today mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 with a renewed call for justice and an end to ongoing impunity, which continues to cast a dark shadow over the Greek media and press freedom landscape
Serbia: Spyware attacks on BIRN journalists
redazione | 28/3/2025Further alarm about the deepening press freedom crisis: revelations showing evidence of the abuse of advanced Pegasus spyware
Serbia: MFRR media freedom mission to visit Belgrade and Novi Sad
redazione | 28/3/2025The partners organisation of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will conduct a mission to Serbia between 7-9 April to meet with journalists, media stakeholders and law enforcement authorities amidst a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis.
REPORT Albania begins one-year TikTok ban
Erion Gjatolli | 18/3/2025The Albanian government has imposed a one-year ban on TikTok, citing concerns over the platform’s influence on young people. The decision has been criticized for its lack of transparency and its potential impact on freedom of expression, particularly in the lead-up to the parliamentary elections on May 11
The Media Freedom Resource Centre is an open online platform that facilitates quick and systematic access to an ever-growing collection of resources on media freedom and pluralism, such as region-wide and country-specific publication and practical tools for journalists, practitioners, policy makers. Whether you are journalist, a media expert or an organisation, use this crowd-sourcing platform to share and disseminate your materials!
Building on a previous Wiki GLAM initiative, Wiki4MediaFreedom aims at boosting the availability of accurate knowledge on media freedom and pluralism in Europe on Wikipedia. People who are willing to contribute, learn and help disseminate in languages other than English relevant information on these topics are very welcome to join!
Through a partnership between Index on Censorship, European Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders Mapping Media Freedom monitors and visualises the state of media freedom in Europe by crowdsourcing reports of violations and limitations from journalists and press freedom watchdogs. Get involved!
OBCT took part in the European project Safety Net for European Journalists. A Transnational Support Network for Media Freedom in Italy and South-east Europe
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24 Vesti Macedonia- The first Macedonian all news TV channel and on-line news provider All the news |
Beta Serbia- One of the main Serbian press agencies All the news |
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Bianet Turkey- Independent press agency, with a special focus on civil society All the news |
Courrier des Balkans France- The main French on-line news provider on South East Europe All the news |
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Dilema Veche Romania- Romania's main weekly, focusing on culture and social issues. It has both a paper and on-line version All the news |
H-Alter Croatia- Independent on-line news provider, with a special focus on civil society All the news |
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MediaCentar Bosnia Herzegovina- Supporting the development of independent and professional journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina All the news |
Mediapool Bulgaria- Created in 2001, it is the oldest Bulgarian on-line news provider All the news |
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Kosovo 2.0 Kosovo- is an online magazine which, since 2010, involves talented young media professionals in Kosovo. All content is published in Albanian, English and Serbian. It has 14.200 fans in Facebook and 4.900 Twitter followers All the news |
Radio Popolare Italy- Broadcasting from Milan, Popolare is both a radio and a network of 17 of the Italian main radio stations covering among other Rome, Florence, Turin, Venice All the news |
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Radio Študent Slovenia - One of Europe's oldest and strongest independent and non-commercial urban radio stations All the news |
Shqiptarja Albania- Independent media-group based in Tirana All the news |
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Athens Live Greece- Independent media, on-the-ground source for stories, news, and images from Athens and throughout Greece. All the news |
Vijesti Montenegro- The main daily newspaper in Montenegro. It has both a paper and an on-line version. It started its publications in 1997 All the news |
Former partner of the network (2015-2016): The Press Project Greece- Daily on-line news provider on Greece. Specialized in features and analyses
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The project European Centre for Press and Media Freedom is co-funded by the European Commission
