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Practical steps are needed: reduce high application fees and mandate partial refunds for rejections. Ensuring journalistic #mobility is essential for democratic accountability and supporting #MediaFreedom. 🧵

#EuropeanUnion #MediaFreedom #Journalism #VisaPolicy #HumanRights #MFRR #Democracy

Italy: Media freedom continues to erode amidst multiple challenges – ipi.media Media freedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years, amidst the car bomb attack on one of the country’s most famous journalists, new spyware attacks on…

🇮🇹#Italy: Last week, IPI was in #Rome as part of a #mediafreedom advocacy mission with #MFRR partners. Our conclusion was that #pressfreedom in Italy has continued its overall downward trajectory in the past two years. Read our preliminary findings👇

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I dag er det ett år siden automatisert balansering ble innført. Det har vært et turbulent år. – Selv om vi har holdt på med dette i mange år, var ikke aktørene helt klare, sier sjefen i Å Entelios. #MFRR #automatiskbalansering
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European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilience – ipi.media The European Democracy Shield offers an important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media viability.

🇪🇺The European Democracy Shield offers an important opportunity to ensure the safety of journalists and the viability of media. IPI joins #MFRR partners in calling for additional protections for journalists against digital pressures and harmful legislation. #PressFreedom #EMFA #DSA👇

Impunity Day: MFRR renews urgent call for justice for murdered journalists around Europe – ipi.media On this day, MFRR partners reaffirm our commitment to pushing for justice for journalists who have lost their lives.

#Europe: To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, IPI joins the #MFRR in honoring the memory of those who have lost their lives in the pursuit of truth.

We demand justice for the crimes committed against journalists.

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🇬🇪 #Georgia: IPI’s Europe advocacy team attended the event “Freedom Behind Bars: Standing with Mzia Amaglobeli and Georgian Defenders of Human Rights” at the @Europarl_EN endorsed by IPI and #MFRR.
#FreeMzia
Watch the event recording here 👉 buff.ly/1J7NWsk

We were so glad for the opportunity to speak about our work on #monetization and its impact on #mediaviability at the Brussels #MFRR summit.

Social monetization is a hugely influential yet under-regulated aspect of our info landscape, w huge implications for media viability and info integrity.

#MFRR is in Brussels for its annual Summit!

Looking forward to inspiring discussions on the urgent challenges facing media freedom in Europe. First panel: How to ensure economic viability in the #media sector moderated by @renateschroeder.bsky.social.

Bulgaria: Press Freedom Undermined by Political Polarisation and Delayed Reforms – ipi.media Bulgaria is lagging behind in implementing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), in force since August this year.

🇧🇬 #Bulgaria: On 24–26 September, IPI joined a press freedom mission with @coemediafreedom.bsky.social & #MFRR. Media freedom in 🇧🇬faces entrenched challenges amid political polarization and legislative inertia. Urgent action is needed to push forward domestic & EU-mandated reforms.

#Bulgaria #PressFreedom mission: Culture minister Marian Bachev refused to meet us. It is a disgrace "Bulgarian journalists deserve full respect from politicians!"
#CoE #MFRR

#Bulgaria: presenting now the findings of the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social and the #MFRR Platforms on the state of #PressFreedom in the country.
#JournoSafe

France: MFRR condemn new resurgence of police violence against journalists – ipi.media IPI, partners call on the French authorities to protect and recognise the work of journalists as essential during protests

🇫🇷 #France: IPI joins the #MFRR partners in condemning the deliberate violence against journalists by law enforcement officers.

We demand an immediate end to police violence and call for the protection of all journalists. #PressFreedom

Follow the press conference on @coemediafreedom.bsky.social and #MFRR press freedom mission in #Bulgaria tomorrow 26 Sept.
🕤9.30 -11 a.m. local time (8.30 -10.00 a.m. CET)
📍at the BTA National Press Club in Sofia
🔴live bta.bg/bg/pressclub...

Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism – ipi.media Between 24-25 September, the International Press Institute (IPI) will join a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations travelling to Bulgaria to conduct a press freedom…

🇧🇬 #Bulgaria: IPI is joining the press freedom mission jointly launched today by @coemediafreedom.bsky.social & #MFRR. The mission will assess the state of media freedom in the country. buff.ly/5qD73C7

Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism - ARTICLE 19 The mission will assess the safety of journalists, media regulation, public broadcasting, media pluralism, defamation and SLAPPs, media ownership and the reform process required under EMFA.

We are in #Sofia 🇧🇬 #Bulgaria with our partners from @coemediafreedom.bsky.social & #MFRR to examine the safety of journos, media pluralism, #SLAPPs, and reforms under #EMFA

⚡Stay tuned for more!

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Denmark: MFRR partners oppose introduction of new state-funded media Ombudsperson The Danish government has announced its intention to introduce a public-funded Ombudsperson for the media with broad legal powers concentrated into a ...

There is no need for a state-funded and state-appointed media Ombudsperson with broad legal powers in #Denmark.

This is the position of the #MFRR partners on the proposal to introduce a new public body to allegedly improve the media regulatory framework. @journalistforbundet.dk

Read more 👇

709 Media Freedom Attacks in 2025: MFRR Report Webinar Join the MFRR webinar on 18 Sept to explore 709 press freedom violations across Europe in 2025, with insights from experts and country case studies.

#Webinar: Join us at 1 pm CET today for the #MFRR webinar, to discuss the main findings of the latest monitoring report. EFJ Press Freedom Monitoring Officer Camille Magnissalis will zoom in on the situation of emergency in #Serbia, and the alarming surge in attacks in #BosniaHerzegovina.

Report: Media freedom threats in Europe in first half of 2025 – ipi.media The International Press Institute (IPI) joins partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in publishing a new report documenting media freedom violations across Europe in the first half of…

#Europe: IPI joins #MFRR partners in publishing a new report documenting #mediafreedom violations across Europe in the first half of 2025.

Between January & June 2025, we documented 709 #pressfreedom violations in 36 European countries.

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📢 Deadline extended!

ECPMF is looking for an #intern in Cologne/Bonn/Dusseldorf to support the #MFRR Summit with comms, reporting & event organisation.

Apply by 15 September for this unique chance to gain hands-on NGO experience 👉 ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?...

Naslovna Vučić potpisivanjem Deklaracije iz Atine dao politički amin za hapšenje Putina operisan: Otkazao sve nastupe

@efjeurope.bsky.social
joined its partners from the #MFRR in expressing serious concern over the threat of political interference in the operations of the United Group’s media outlets in Serbia, which owns the major independent television news channels that are active in Serbia N1 Srbija Nova.rs.

Want to start your career in the media freedom field? ✨
Join ECPMF in Cologne as an #intern to support the #MFRR Summit with event organisation, communications & reporting. A unique chance to gain hands-on experience in NGO work!
Apply by 5 Sept 👉 ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?...

📹 In this short interview, the #MFRR team previews its upcoming Monitoring Report. EFJ's Monitoring Officer Camille Magnissalis gives us first insights about key #MediaFreedom trends in 36 European countries since January 2025.

👉 Watch full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=75rd...

Want to start your career in the media freedom field? ✨
Join ECPMF in Cologne as an #intern to support the #MFRR Summit with event organisation, communications & reporting. A unique chance to gain hands-on experience in NGO work!

Apply by 5 Sept 👉 ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/2315428?...

Have fun and good luck! 🤞

#GoneIn2030
#MFRR
#NTHE
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Satire on Trial: Webinar on Leman Magazine and Press Freedom in Turkey Join MFRR’s webinar on the crackdown against Leman magazine and what it reveals about the threats to press freedom and satire in Turkey.

⏰ #MFRR webinar starting in less than an hour!

It's still time to register for this important discussion on the escalating crackdown against #LeMan, one of #Turkey’s most prominent satirical magazines, and what this case reveals about the broader assault on media freedom.

EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom Following the publication of the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) calls on the EU to act on the ...

The 2025 Rule of Law Report by the @ec.europa.eu stops short of directly calling out systemic failures, particularly in states where media capture and political interference are entrenched.

Read the #MFRR analysis👇 #RuleOfLaw

Satire on Trial: Webinar on Leman Magazine and Press Freedom in Turkey Join MFRR’s webinar on the crackdown against Leman magazine and what it reveals about the threats to press freedom and satire in Turkey.

www.mfrr.eu/satire-on-tr...

🎨 We Stand with #LeMan

LeMan’s 26 June #cartoon triggered arrests, probes and protests. Join us at the #MFRR webinar on July 28 at 11:00 CET as we discuss this attack on #satire and #pressfreedom.

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Inside Croatia's Media Crisis: my interview with Croatian journalist Dora Kršul.
#MFRR #Croatia
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Interesting interview today with Croatian journalist @dorakrsul.bsky.social on the state of #PressFreedom in #Croatia, following the #MFRR mission to Croatia.
Dora is an investigative journalist at telegram.hr news portal.
We will share the link to our interview soon.

🇭🇷 #Croatia: We acknowledge steps by the govt to improve #mediafreedom, but major challenges persist – including #SLAPPs, media capture, economic precarity & political pressure. #MFRR

🔖 New report:
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