Shadow Report on Media Freedom in North Macedonia

Metamorphosis Foundation, together with Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa publishes a Shadow Report on Media Freedom in North Macedonia.

This shadow report offers an updated overview of North Macedonia’s media landscape. It highlights both positive developments and persisting or emerging challenges. The report also includes a set of recommendations addressed to national authorities and EU stakeholders, urging decisive action to uphold media freedom in line with European and international standards.

The shadow report and its recommendations are produced as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response, a Europe-wide mechanism that tracks, monitors, and responds to violations of press and media freedom in EU member states and candidate countries. It also draws on the research and advocacy activities supported by the project Transnational Advocacy for Freedom of Information in the Western Balkans – ATLIB 2 co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

The report was written by Serena Epis from OBCT, and Zoran Richliev and Goran Rizaov from Metamorphosis Foundation.

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