Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis· S&D

Nuanced

Lithuania's overall score in the World Press Freedom Index increased.

Omissions

• The MEP did not mention that Lithuania's ranking dropped from 13th place in 2024 to 14th place in 2025, despite the score increase. This context is important because it shows relative decline even with absolute improvement.
• The MEP correctly cited the ranking and score trend but omitted the year-over-year comparison of ranking position.

Sources

• PrimaryRSF (Reporters Without Borders) - Country Page for LithuaniaLithuania ranked 14th in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index
• PrimaryRSF (Reporters Without Borders) - IndexLithuania: 14/180 with global index score of 82.27
• SecondaryLRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television)Lithuania slipped to number 14 in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, down from 13th place last year
• TertiaryWikipedia - World Press Freedom IndexLithuania 2025: Rank 14, Score 82.27; Lithuania 2024: Rank 13, Score 81.73