Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law: trends in EU Member States - Search results

All participants agreed that freedom of expression was protected in Poland, but some believed that further action was needed to protect this right.

According to participants in this session, some of the top challenges that Italy faced in terms of freedom of expression and media freedoms included the conflicts of interest between media owners…Show details

According to the organisations met during the mission, freedom of the media is guaranteed by law and in practice, but there are some challenges in France. Journalists and the profession in general…Show details

Media representatives noted with concern that 2018 was the first time that Austria’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders had fallen; it had dropped from 11th to…Show details

Bulgaria only ranked 111th in the World Press Freedom Index 2018 (Reporters Without Borders); this was not only the lowest ranking of an EU Member State, but also one of the worst among all…Show details