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Press freedom in Europe - statistics & facts

Press freedom in Europe is on the decline. This is happening for a number of reasons, including the rise in right-wing populism, concentration of media ownership, and growing political influence on the press. Meanwhile, some governments continue to work on curbing critical and independent journalism, with journalists in several countries such as Slovenia, Hungary, and Greece hindered from doing their work. Data on European press freedom revealed that 16 countries in the region had a press freedom index score of under 70 in 2022, and just seven were given a score over 85.
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Published by Julia Stoll, Dec 17, 2025

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  • European country with the best press freedom score
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  • European country with the worst press freedom score
  • Russia
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