Greece dangles at the bottom of European media freedom indexes
Justice & Anti-CorruptionGreece
- Omissions
- The MEP did not specify which media freedom index was being referenced. The claim is primarily based on the RSF World Press Freedom Index, which is the most widely cited international ranking. Other indexes such as Freedom House or the Media Pluralism Monitor may show slightly different rankings.
- The data comes from the 2025 RSF index, published in May 2025. While this is the most recent available data as of March 2026, the MEP did not specify the year or source.
- Sources
- PrimaryReporters Without Borders (RSF) - World Press Freedom Index 2025Greece ranked 89th out of 180 countries, lowest position among all 27 EU member states
- SecondaryEkathimeriniGreece recording the worst performance among EU member states for fourth consecutive year, ranking 89th out of 180 countries
- SecondaryGreek ReporterGreece dropped to 89th out of 180 countries in 2025 World Press Freedom Index, down from 88th in 2024; worst in EU
- SecondaryiMedD LabGreece moved from 88th to 89th place in RSF's annual ranking but remains the lowest-ranked country in European Union
- SecondaryEuronewsGreece among the continent's lowest-ranked countries for press freedom, contrasted with Norway, Estonia and Netherlands at the top