EU SUPPORT TO MEDIA IN THE WESTERN BALKANS #EUWBmedia September 2019 OVERALL EU SUPPORT 2014-2020 €20 million approx. EU REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN PLACE €11.5 million SUPPORTING PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA BUILDING TRUST IN MEDIA €1.5M Focus on sustainable models for funding, Reinforcing media accountability EU-funded project transparent and implemented in election functioning of governing mechanisms through: partnership with bodies of Public Service Media; UNESCO supporting press councils and Regional synergies and exchanges: ethical journalism; integrated newsrooms, increasing media internal governance, including editorial guidelines, long-term €1.5M EU-funded project led ethical audits and good governance seminars; strategies; by the International Federation of strengthening media and information literacy Regional co-production of Journalists to assist RTSH, BHRT, RTK, through trainings and awareness raising campaigns. investigative stories, media content MRT, RTCG, RTS for youth and regional exchange of digitised archive materials. PROVIDING DIRECT €4M MEDIA SUPPORT EU fi nancial support scheme implemented REINFORCING JUDICIAL EXPERTISE Core and bridge funding for by the European small-scale initiatives, including Endowment for Supporting the judiciary in applying individuals and non-registered Democracy the European Court of Human organisations; Rights (ECtHR) case-law in the fi eld of freedom of expression; €2.5M Demand-driven pro-democracy support provided on a EU-funded project rolling basis for new independent media outlets; Training on ethical rules implemented in partnership with the for new independent media outlets; to the media regulatory Council of Europe Start-up funding and media outlets. authorities Supporting journalists/ bloggers/researchers. IMPROVING QUALITY AND PROFESSIONALISM IN JOURNALISM €2M Regional Training and Focus on building new generations of young mid-career journalists and enhancing quality Support Programme investigative stories in mainstream media; implemented by the Balkan Investigative Support the regional network for journalism education and exchanges between EU and Reporting Network Western Balkans academia, journalism schools and training providers; Continuation and extension of the successful EU Award for Investigative Journalism that has awarded 64 investigative stories produced by 88 journalists across the region during 2015-2017. Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations EU SUPPORT TO MEDIA IN THE WESTERN BALKANS €8.2 million EXAMPLES OF ONGOING INITIATIVES MONTENEGRO ALBANIA Overall approx. Towards more professional and credible Towards improved labour investigative journalism in Montenegro relations and professionalism €950,000 in the Albanian media in ongoing €125,000 assistance €300,000 Overall Dealing with ethics and fake news approx. Media in focus: Strengthening the public €115,000 broadcaster and the public school of journalism €365,000 in Albania in ongoing assistance €650,000 NORTH MACEDONIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Overall approx. News and digital literacy project: Where fake Mapping human rights in media news fails €650,000 observing position of citizens, in ongoing vulnerable layers of society and media €371,000 assistance community in BiH Overall EU support to the media €314,000 approx. regulator – supply of €2M equipment There is no free society without freedom of in ongoing €840,000 media, there is no freedom of media without assistance credible journalism €311,000 SERBIA KOSOVO Overall approx. Technical assistance contracts to two Contributing to strengthening €925,000 Public Broadcasters (RTS and RTV) independent, investigative, and in ongoing publicly benefi cial journalism and assistance €697,000 freedom of expression in Kosovo €474,000 9 long-term grants to media in the fi eld of investigative and creative media production and rule of law Supporting Media and Independent Journalism Overall with a Human Rights Perspective in Kosovo approx. €2,500,000 €453,000 €3.3M in ongoing assistance KEY AREAS OF SUPPORT ENABLING THE MEDIA MEDIA SPECIFIC BETTER ENVIRONTMENT PROFESSIONALISM SUPPORT STANDARDS.