To contribute to the European Commission’s Rule of Law monitoring, OBCT, in partnership with SCiDEV and IJAS, produced two Shadow Reports outlining the challenges and gaps in media freedom in Albania and Serbia. The main findings were presented during a webinar
Islands of integrity: the struggle of independent media in Albania
Culture: artists' mobility as driving force of the economy
Open Balkan, a failed step in the right direction
The battle for the Shushica Valley
Albania: freedom of the press crushed by the weight of politics
2025 Elections: Albanian Diaspora Calling
Media Freedom in the Western Balkans: Challenges in the Framework of EU Enlargement
As political interference and threats to journalists grow, the EU's new legislative measures, including the anti-SLAPP directive and the European Media Freedom Act, aim to safeguard press freedom in member and candidate countries. A recent webinar highlighted the struggle for media independence in Albania and Serbia amid their EU accession efforts
The battle for the Shushica Valley
In Albania, a project that aims at boosting tourism in the coastal town of Himarë is putting at risk over 50,000 people living in the Shushica Valley, a tributary of the Vjosa river.
