This is a Joint Programme funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union, which builds on the previous Council of Europe work targeting specific needs in the field of freedom of expression and media in South-East Europe.

The programme comprises a series of training activities targeting the judiciary through the innovative HELP methodology, as well as specific activities directed to regulators, journalists and public service media, relating to the interconnected segments, which are of significant importance for freedom of expression and exercise of human rights, in line with Council of Europe and European standards.

The beneficiaries of the programme are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo* .

A regional component of the programme is dedicated to create opportunities for exchange of best practices and finding common solutions for similar problems.

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

 Montenegro Media Sector Inquiry with Recommendations for Harmonisation with the Council of Europe and European Union standards -  Executive Summary

 Analiza medijskog sektora u Crnoj Gori sa preporukama za usklađivanje sa standardima Savjeta Evrope i Evropske unije -  Rezime

The Independence and Functioning of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media in Serbia - an Assessment using the INDIREG Methodology

European Co-regulation Practices in the Media - Comparative analysis and Recommendations with a Focus on the Situation in Serbia - Presented at the Regional conference for media regulatory authorities in Ohrid

Media Regulatory Framework and the Online Media – the Macedonian Case - Comparative Analysis and Recommendations as to possible Amendments to the Legal Framework

Information Disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making  English   Serbian

Media regulatory authorities and protection of minors / Medijska regulatorna tela i zastita maloletnika English  Serbian Montenegrin

Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights - A handbook for legal practitioners  English Montenegrin

Odabrane presude Evropskog suda za ljudska prava u vezi sa članom 10 EKLJP (Selected judgments of the European Court of Human Rights relating to Article 10 of ECHR)

Supporting freedom of expression in South-East Europe: JUFREX highlights 2019