Estonia rises to second place in World Press Freedom Index rankings
Estonia's press freedom was ranked second highest in the world in the annual index released on Friday, its highest ever position. However, the report also highlighted ERR's "increasingly limited" budget and the negative effects this could have.
The report, published by Reporters Without Borders, awarded Estonia a score of 89.46 out of a possible 100.
This is an improvement on last year's 86.44, which placed the country 6 out of 180.
Norway took the top spot with a score of 92.31. The Netherlands, Sweden and Finland rounded out the top five.
Looking at the wider region, Lithuania and Latvia were awarded 14th and 15th, respectively. Poland jumped from 47th place to 31st, which the report attributed to the change in government in 2023. Russia ranked 171 and Belarus 166 out of 180.
