In an open letter published on June 3, the Balkan Free Media Initiative (BFMI) called on 20 public broadcasters, including France Télévisions, RAI and RTE, to review their relationship with Euronews. This comes after the company's decision to enter into partnerships in Bulgaria and Serbia, identified as problematic according to the BFMI.

BFMI is concerned that Euronews' selected partners are not working to the strict editorial standards expected of the public broadcasters, which jointly own 12% of Euronews. The remaining 88% of the media is owned by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, through his company Média Globe Network.