EU must make media reforms a reality in European Democracy Shield - Committee to Protect Journalists

EU must make media reforms a reality in European Democracy Shield - Committee to Protect Journalists

May 27, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the European Commission to call on member states to provide both financing and political will to defend media freedom as it moves forward with its European Democracy Shield initiative. Public consultations for the proposed Shield, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in 2024, closed on May 26. The Commission has stated that defense of the press will be an “impo…