Media freedom trends 2017: Western Balkans
At a Glance
03-05-2017
Media freedom, a core EU value and a cornerstone of democracy, is a priority reform area in the Western Balkans' EU accession agenda. Yet, despite a certain level of preparedness and a broadly developed legal framework, aspirant countries keep facing systemic shortcomings that require long-term sustained efforts. These efforts have stalled in recent years, resulting in a 'no progress' situation.
At a Glance
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- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- communications
- control of communications
- economic geography
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EU finance
- EU financing
- Europe
- EUROPEAN UNION
- executive power and public service
- freedom of the press
- GEOGRAPHY
- information and information processing
- Kosovo
- LAW
- law relating to information
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- pluralism in the media
- political geography
- POLITICS
- public service
- rights and freedoms
- Serbia