A European Commission spokesperson has reminded all political actors in Macedonia that freedom of the media and journalists is of crucial importance to the EU. The European Commission, through its spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic, reacted to a statement of Vice PM Bujar Osmani and a press release of the Ministry of Health. In both cases, threats […]
Macedonia ranks 109th in the latest report for the freedom of media issued by Reporters without Borders, going up two places as opposed to last year, when it ranked 111st. The report says that “the systematic attacks on the freedom of speech were a constant phenomenon during Nikola Gruevski’s term in office”. According to the report, […]
Two German journalists were arrested at the Greek border with Turkey on Friday after allegedly entering a restricted area, local police said. The pair, reportedly a 31-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, said they were researching a story about the migration route that passes from this area, according to Greek police. They were taken to […]
