{"id":4211,"date":"2022-01-13T18:19:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=4211"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:51:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T15:51:14","slug":"press-freedom-lowest-in-years-in-hungary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/4211\/press-freedom-lowest-in-years-in-hungary\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Democracy without free press’: Hungarian press freedom lowest in years"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recently the EU released a file with a press observation, which showed that Hungary has the lowest press freedom in years. Press freedom is an important factor to determine the democratic values in a country. This is why the NGO Freedom House and the Democracy Index of the University of Gothenburg do not see Hungary as a democratic country anymore.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The European Commission showed it is serious about the democratic setbacks in Hungary and Poland. This became clear in a letter the EU has sent about a month ago to Poland and Hungary. Both countries pose several specific questions about the most problematic issues.<\/p>\n