> It happened roughly 300 metres from the European Commission, in Europe's capital.

Well, considering the EU's general direction, that is perpahsp appropriate symbolism :-(

> For a continent that lectures others on press freedom

Well, if it becomes difficult to lead by example:

https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2026/03/03/press-freedo...

then lecturing about it is the thing to do I guess. The US is famous for lecturing other world states about human rights.