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Strengthening Media Engagement and Freedom of Expression: Albanian Media Magistrates Undergo Intensive Training
Albanian prosecutors and judges who serve as media magistrates in their judicial institutions participated in a two-day intensive training aimed at enhancing their understanding of freedom of expression standards and improving their media communication skills. The training spanned various...
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Council of Europe Provides Legal Support for Kosovo*’s Draft Law on the Independent Media Commission (IMC)
In response to a request from the Committee on Public Administration, Local Governance, Media, and Rural Development, and the Independent Media Commission (IMC), the Council of Europe has provided a Legal Opinion on the Draft Law on the IMC. This initiative reflects Kosovo’s commitment to...
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Digital Companies and the Council of Europe launched in Strasbourg a new cooperation roadmap
The Council of Europe Digital Partnership established in 2017 includes 27 digital companies and their associations that pledged to cooperate on protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law through a unique public-private initiative. A workshop organised in Strasbourg on 21-22 May 2024...
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Albanian Institutions Approve a New Action Plan to Promote Freedom of Expression and the Media
On 21 May 2024, the second Steering Committee meeting of the project "Protecting Freedom of Expression and of the Media in Albania" (PRO-FREX-A), implemented by the Council of Europe Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression, was held in Tirana. The meeting brought together key...
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Enhanced Access to Information: Third Training for Judges in Ukraine
How to properly handle information and not violate the right to freely access it, guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights? How is the right to receive and disseminate information ensured during wartime, reflecting a critical safeguard of freedom of expression, which is one of the...
Enhancing Media Pluralism: Serbia's New By-laws
In today’s digital age where the media shapes societal perceptions, effective regulatory frameworks are paramount. With the support of the Council of Europe, the Serbian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) recently introduced Rulebooks (by-laws) which aim to bolster human rights...
New Action Plan to Protect Freedom of Expression and of the Media in the Western Balkans
A new action plan to advance protection of freedom of expression and of the media in the Western Balkans was agreed with partners and beneficiaries during the first Steering Committee Meeting of the joint EU and Council of Europe regional action on “Protecting Freedom of Expression and of the...
The Netherlands pledges support to the Campaign for the Safety of Journalists- Journalists Matter
In its long-standing commitment to journalist safety, the Netherlands has come with a voluntary contribution to the Council of Europe's Campaign for the Safety of Journalists- Journalists Matter. This pledge is a part of the Netherlands' broader efforts to enhance journalist safety, including...
Ethical and Professional Media Reporting on Elections in Libya: Online Training
How to ensure the transparency of electoral communication and effectively manage measures concerning media coverage of election campaigns? These and other issues were addressed at the online training session on Ethical and Professional Media Election Reporting in Libya, which gathered over 20...
Young generations of journalists learn about countering hate speech in media
An open lecture on the need to combat hate speech was delivered at the University of Tirana’s Faculty of History and Philology. The event gathered journalism students and experts who discussed in particular the role of the media in addressing this phenomenon. Participants included Mirela Oktrova,...
Students in Armenia discuss the safety of journalists on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia organised an interactive session for Eurnekian High Public School of Mother See Holy Etchmiadzin of Vagharshapat city, to increase awareness regarding the importance of safeguarding journalists in democratic...
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2024 election year: Secretary General urges governments to protect journalists to safeguard democracy
In a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić said: “As millions of citizens in Europe and other continents vote in crucial elections in 2024, we must recall the critical role that journalists and quality media play in...
Media Literacy and Media Self-Regulation to Strengthen Democracy in Ukraine: International Conference
How to improve media literacy and media self-regulation, why is it important, and what is the current good practice? These and other issues were discussed at the International Conference on Media Literacy and Media Self-Regulation, which gathered over 140 participants representing Ukrainian state...
The Council of Europe addresses SLAPPs at an International Conference in Poland
On the 25th and 26th of April the Council of Europe is set to address the pressing issue of SLAPPs at international conference hosted in Warsaw, organised by Agora, ARTICLE 19 Europe, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Prague Civil Society Center, and Watchdog Poland. The conference aims to...
First meeting of Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Freedom of Expression (MSI-AI) held in Strasbourg
The Committee of Experts on the Implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Freedom of Expression (MSI-AI) held its first meeting, in hybrid format, on 23-24 April 2024. The Committee is composed of member States’ representatives, elected by the Steering Committee on Media and...
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Safety of Journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Preparation of the Pilot Report
Are journalists truly safe and adequately protected in Bosnia and Herzegovina? This question extends beyond the concerns of media professionals; it resonates as a societal issue affecting us all. Bringing together representatives from pivotal beneficiary and partner institutions across the state,...
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Enabling proactive transparency and access to information in North Macedonia
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. – paragraph 1, Article 10 of the European Convention for Human Rights. Towards...
Promoting the Access to Information: Insights from Euro-Mediterranean Regional Exchange
In an effort to strengthen transparent governance and safeguard the right of access to information, the Council of Europe's Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression organised in partnership with the CDAI Morocco's Commission for the Right of Access to Information a regional conference on...
Empowering Bosnia and Herzegovina's judiciary: enhancing freedom of expression through training of trainers
Strengthening the capacities of local legal professionals to serve as educators in the realm of freedom of expression, in accordance with the standards outlined in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), is a...
Council of Europe Action Contributes to the Progress on Safety of Journalists in North Macedonia
Free, independent, plural and diverse media are fundamental to democracy. Journalists and media professionals must enjoy full legal protection, as stated in the Reykjavík Principles for Democracy and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The “Journalists Matter” campaign and the...
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