Freedom of speech and of the press is embedded in the national legislation of each of the eight countries and the governments of Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia and Romania "generally respected these rights in practice" in 2008, the report said.
Sloboda govora i štampe predviđeni su nacionalnim zakonima svake od osam zemalja i vlade Albanije, Bugarske, Kosova, Makedonije i Rumunije "generalno su poštovale ta prava u praksi" u 2008. godini, stoji u izveštaju.