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Media freedom, a prerequisite for EU enlargement
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Serena Epis | 28 October 2025

To advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this means moving beyond formal commitments and proving through concrete actions that democratic reforms are more than words on paper

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