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European standards on elections shared with key actors

As the parliamentary elections are approaching, the issue of ensuring freedom of expression, particularly freedom of political debate, is of ultimate importance considering the necessity that opinions and information of all kinds are permitted to circulate freely during the election period.

To encourage improvements in this field, the European Union and Council of Europe joint action on “Freedom of expression and freedom of the media (JUFREX)” translated and published into local languages the factsheet covering elections issued by the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists. These adapted informational materials aim to provide information about the European standards for the media actors, policy and decision makers and all other interested parties.

This thematic factsheet highlights the European Court of Human Rights’ relevant case-law and the Council of Europe’s other instruments aiming to protect the freedom of expression.

The factsheet in English, Albanian and in Serbian.

The Action “Freedom of expression and freedom of the media” is part of the “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”, a co-operation initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, which aims at assisting Beneficiaries in the Western Balkans region and Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe standards and European Union acquis in the framework of the enlargement process, where relevant.

 

Disclaimer The information contained in the thematic factsheets is not a legal assessment of the alerts and should not be treated or used as such.

Pristina 11 February 2021
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Horizontal Facility III

The joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” (Horizontal Facility III) is a co-operation initiative, running from 2023 until 2026. The programme covers actions in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye. It enables the Beneficiaries to meet their reform agendas in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy and to comply with European standards, which is also a priority for the EU enlargement process.

The envelope of this facility amounts to ca. 41 million EUR (85% funded by the EU, 15% by the CoE).

Find out more about the Horizontal Facility III programme >>

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.