Kosovo parliament adopts law on media body contested by the EU, Council of Europe and media organizations

Every missed opportunity is one too many.
Kosovars want to be part of the 🇪🇺 family and if the 🇽🇰 gov wants to accelerate its path towards 🇪🇺, any new law should be fully in line with 🇪🇺 standards. EU, CoE and OSCE have given their opinions on the laws, but have been ignored… https://t.co/Y8AuJwtTwg

— Ambassador Jörn Rohde (@GermanAmbKOS) July 11, 2024

The Kosovo Parliament just passed the media law (Law on Independent Media Commission) despite advice from the CoE, EU, OSCE & int organizations not to do so. Today is a dark day for media freedom and democracy in Kosovo. 🥹 Opposition political parties boycotted the session.

— Flutura Kusari (@fluturakusari) July 11, 2024

🇽🇰 The draft law on the Independent Media Commission in #Kosovo was approved without involving civil society or media industry, violating transparency and European standards. 83% of recommendations from key European orgs were ignored.

Our press release ⬇️https://t.co/iOEByVy8lu

— European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (@ECPMF) June 27, 2024