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…
Former MEP Sophie in ’t Veld speaks on unresolved journalist murders in Europe, highlighting threats to press freedom, rule of law, and EU accountability.
By Oliver Money-Kyrle — Eight years after the assassination of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, the case remains emblematic of rule-of-law concerns within the European Union. Slovakia continues to grapple with a prosecution that reshaped its politics, toppled a government and exposed entrenched networks of corruption.