Poland lowest in history in World Index of Press Freedom
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Poland took 66th place in this year's 20th edition of the World Press Freedom Index. This is the lowest position of our country in the history of the ranking. Norway topped the list, ahead of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Estonia.
Poland's 66th position means a drop in our country by another two places compared to the previous year. The highest so far, 18th place, was taken by Poland in 2015.
Compared to other EU countries, only Bulgaria (91), Greece (108) and Hungary, which moved up to 85th place from 92nd, ranked worse than Poland.
The authors of the report explain the deteriorating results of Poland with the regulations introduced by the state last year that prevent journalists from working on the border with Belarus.
In this year's edition, Poland was included in the category of "problematic" countries, which also include some African countries, such as Niger and Ghana, Asian – Kyrgyzstan, Laos, and from Latin America, such as Ecuador.
The ranking draws attention in particular to the low score awarded to Poland for its political environment, the aim of which should be to foster freedom of the media. In this category, our country scored 50.9 out of 100 points.
North Korea came last, 189th in the ranking.
