European Union institutions and international journalism associations are increasingly concerned about the media situation in south-east Europe. While the EU cannot do much in this respect, the challenges to media pluralism and press freedom are expected to be among the major concerns the European Commission will include in this year's progress reports for Western Balkan countries.
Problems differ from one country to another. But there are several similar challenges faced by media thro...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.