The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Hungarian affiliates, HPU and MUOSZ, in condemning the manoeuvres that led to the closure of the print edition of Népszava, the largest national political daily in Hungary and the last and only remaining liberal, social democratic political daily in the country. Mediaworks, the media holding company with close ties to the Fidesz party, and the logistics company Medialog-DMHM, which belongs to the same group, suddenly announced on Thursday the immediate termination of their printing and distribution contract with the publisher of Népszava, a contract that had been in place for over ten years.…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and its members from Slovenia (SNS, DNS), Croatia (HND, TUCJ), Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Journalists), Montenegro (TUMM) and Serbia (NUNS, UNS, Nezavisnost) express serious concern about the current uncertainty facing media outlets operating under the Adria News Network, following the confirmation that an agreement has been reached for the sale of Adria News S.à r.l. to the international investment group Alpac Capital. According to published information, the transaction includes news media operating within the Adria News Network,  such as N1, Nova S, Vijesti, Danas, Radar and other media outlets in the region, employing more…

UPDATE (26/05/2026): NUJU has also reported damage to the office of its Kyiv regional organisation, located on Khreshchatyk Street in central Kyiv. The blast wave damaged windows and scattered glass inside the premises. While the damage is not critical, the incident further illustrates how Russian missile-and-drone attacks continue to affect infrastructure connected to journalists and access to information. —————— The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join their affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), in condemning one of the largest Russian missile-and-drone attacks on Kyiv on the night of 23-24 May, which damaged media infrastructure and…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has launched its funding scheme through its IMPACT project, co-funded by the European Commission, to help member unions improve journalists’ working conditions and defend their fundamental rights. Following a three-month process of application and evaluation carried out by the independent Evaluation Committee set up by the EFJ, 8 members from Croatia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, France and Bulgaria, were rewarded with a total of 69,012 EUR to carry out their national projects. The projects launched by the journalists’ unions and associations will address a wide range of issues, including defending media freedom as…

By Valeriia Muskharina, National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Journalism is not a crime. This principle drives the ongoing solidarity campaign which unites the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) in demanding Russia release all Ukrainian media workers it holds in captivity. This shared commitment will be marked on 26 May with a special screening of the NUJU documentary Free The Voices at the Brussels Press Club. The film follows six journalists who survived Russian detention and bears witness to those still waiting. One of them…

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined the undersigned media freedom and journalist organisations in standing in full solidarity with the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation, which has been ordered to pay over one million dinars (€8,812)  in damages in a defamation case brought by those acquitted of the murder of the Serbian editor and newspaper founder, Slavko Ćuruvija. For 27 years, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation has fought for justice for the assassination of Ćuruvija, who was gunned down outside his apartment in Belgrade in 1999.  On 15 May 2026, the Second Basic Court in Belgrade ruled that the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation…