EU øger støtten til frie medier og unge journalister i det vestlige Balkan
(WorldNews Denmark)

The EU stepped up its support to media freedom and development in the Western Balkans, with a focus on media accountability, funding, capacity building, regional cooperation and young journalists. This was confirmed at the second EU-Western Balkans Media Days conference on 17-18 September in Skopje. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations,said: `Protecting and safeguarding fundamental rights such as media freedom are of crucial importance, also for further progress on the EU path. While our Western Balkans Strategy has triggered a new dynamic for the EU integration of the region, we haven`t seen much progress in the area of media freedom. To...