03/05/2023 (Agence Europe) – As it does every year on World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) publishes its World Press Freedom Index. While several Member States are at the top of the ranking, such as Ireland (2nd) and Denmark (3rd), others, such as Hungary (72nd) and Greece (107th), have not performed as well. Despite the disparities, RSF points out that “the gap between countries within the European Union is narrowing significantly”. The association nevertheless notes the difficult balance between freedom and security on the continent, with, for example, the scandal of wiretapping journalists in Greece, the arbitrary dismissal of an independent Russian channel in Latvia (16th), the conviction of journalists in Finland (5th) for revealing state secrets, and a new Swedish law (4th) that weakens the confidentiality of sources. The index: https://aeur.eu/f/6od (HS)