29 September 2015

Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values. A video

The European Union is struggling to balance its ideals as a global leader in press freedom with its member states’ criminal defamation and blasphemy laws and counterterrorism measures.

Despite an outward commitment to press freedom, in many cases the EU lacks a robust mechanism to hold member states accountable when they renege on their commitments. In this video Jean-Paul Marthoz, CPJ’s EU correspondent, discusses the main findings of Balancing Act: Press Freedom at Risk as EU Struggles to Match Action with Values, a special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

This publication has been produced within the project European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, co-funded by the European Commission. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso and its partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. The project's page