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It is disturbing to see European democracies such as France, Italy and Slovakia fall steadily in the rankings year after year […] Europe long set an example in press freedom but several European nations have fallen significantly in this year’s index. Even if the first 13 places are still held by European countries, others such as France (43rd), Slovakia (44th) and Italy (49th) continue their descent, falling eight, 37 and five places respectively. […]
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It is disturbing to see European democracies such as France, Italy and Slovakia fall steadily in the rankings year after year […] Europe long set an example in press freedom but several European nations have fallen significantly in this year’s index. Even if the first 13 places are still held by European countries, others such as France (43rd), Slovakia (44th) and Italy (49th) continue their descent, falling eight, 37 and five places respectively. […]
