Cooperation on Freedom of Expression
The Division for Cooperation on Freedom of Expression supports Council of Europe Member States in strengthening policies, legislation, and capacities on freedom of expression, media, and access to information, in line with European standards.
It collaborates with governments, media regulators, judiciary and law enforcement, media actors, civil society, and international bodies. The Division is advising on policies and legal frameworks, providing capacity building and awareness-raising in the following areas:
- Promoting media freedom, pluralism, and transparency, including fair and balanced media coverage of elections
- Enhancing media literacy and countering disinformation
- Ensuring journalist safety, combatting SLAPPs and defamation abuse
- Strengthening public service media and supporting regulatory authorities
- Aligning laws with European standards and ECtHR case law
- SEEDIG session - Countering harmful content and disinformation online (10 October 2025)
- High-Level Conference - Building Democratic Resilience to Disinformation - Malta (17 September 2025)
- IGF session - AI and Disinformation - Countering the Threats to Democratic Dialogue (25 June 2025)
- EURODIG pre-session - Countering disinformation and harmful content online (12 May 2025)
- Conclusions of the "Vilnius Dialogue: Fostering the Culture of Public Debate in Europe" international conference (24 October 2024)
Belarusian journalists and media actors in exile
RESIST – Strengthening Societal Resilience to Disinformation in Europe
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.
