Journalists Warn of Imminent Bosnian TV BHRT Collapse
European and Bosnian journalism groups warn that public broadcaster BHRT faces imminent collapse due to frozen bank accounts and political inertia.
EU journalists urged to use FOI requests
BRUSSELS – Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have potential as one of the most powerful investigative tools for journalists covering the European Union. That’s despite delays, redactions and barriers to accessing official documents.
Journalists Raise Brussels Alarm Over Euronews Owner’s Balkan Media Expansion
BRUSSELS — The European Board for Media Services will review the acquisition of Adria News Network (ANN) by Alpac Capital, the investment firm that owns Euronews. The network includes major news outlets in Serbia, Slovenia, and Croatia. Alpac Capital Chief Executive and Euronews Board Chair Pedro Vargas David rejects.
EU’s €1.25bn Journalism Fund Sparks Fears of Political Influence
Media groups warn that the European Parliament’s €1.25bn journalism fund risks embedding political narratives into EU media support schemes and undermining editorial independence.
Hungarian Integrity Authority Chief Demands Retraction Over EUalive Article
A Hungarian lawyer representing Ferenc Pál Biró, president of Hungary’s Integrity Authority, has sent a legal notice to the Brussels-based outlet EUalive’s Georgi Gotev, demanding the removal of an article, a public retraction and 5 million forints (about €14,000) in damages. The dispute centers on how EUalive summarized and contextualized prior reporting by the Hungarian … Read more: Hungarian Integrity Authority Chief Demands Retraction Over EUalive Article
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From Baghdad to Brussels: A War Correspondent on Press Freedom and Power
Now at home in the European Commission’s Midday Briefing, Hussein Hasan spent two decades reporting amid war, sectarian violence and government crackdowns in Baghdad, Turkey and Syria. Yet the France 24 correspondent still recalls the jolt of his arrival in Brussels. Standing outside the Berlaymont with a camera in hand, he half expected to be stopped and asked for press credentials.
AFP reporter to interview Belgian PM’s cat
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has promised AFP’s EU correspondent Raziye Akkoc an exclusive interview with his cat, Maximus, after joking that he would only respond to questions “triggered” by the pet.
Magyar’s Entry Opens Gap for anti-EU Media in Brussels
Two Euroskeptic media outlets, Brussels Signal and The European Conservative, stand to lose greatly following the defeat of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. But incoming prime minister Péter Magyar may also question the cost and sense of Hungary’s Euronews links, despite the journalists’ solid pan-European reporting.
EU Journalism Initiative Mulls Brussels Transparency Challenges
The erosion of transparency and access for Brussels-based journalists dominated discussion at the launch of the EU Journalism Initiative (EUJI) at the Brussels Press Club. The panel, featuring speakers from Investigate Europe, MLex and POLITICO Europe, quickly focused on what participants described as tightening control over information flows in the EU capital.
Ján Kuciak Trial Continues as Former MEP Sophie in ’t Veld Warns EU on Press Freedom
Former MEP Sophie in ’t Veld speaks on unresolved journalist murders in Europe, highlighting threats to press freedom, rule of law, and EU accountability.
EU Defends Euronews Funding Amid Editorial Independence Row Before Hungary Election
The European Commission defends its long-standing financial backing of Euronews, insisting that editorial independence is a criteria of that support, as concerns mount over press freedom ahead of Hungary’s pivotal April 12 election.
EU Commission Spends €1.3mn on News Subscriptions
The European Commission spent about €1.34 million in 2025 on digital subscriptions to five major news and information services, according to internal figures — but declined to disclose how the money was distributed, citing commercial confidentiality, even as it prepares to enforce sweeping new transparency rules on public-sector media spending.
Belgian Authorities Cleared Journalist After Security Ban Over Alleged ‘Extreme-Left Contacts’
An Italian journalist based in Brussels was barred for months from covering the Council of the European Union after Belgian security authorities denied him clearance over alleged “contacts with the extreme left,” a decision later overturned by an independent appeals body.
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