Getting the European Media Freedom Act right

The European Commission recently proposed the first-ever EU regulation to guarantee media independence and pluralism in Europe. But for several experts, the proposal can be significantly improved. The EU’s media landscape has come under increasing pressure from politically-driven public funding,…

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Euractiv.com Nov 28, 2022 18:01 1 min. read

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The European Commission recently proposed the first-ever EU regulation to guarantee media independence and pluralism in Europe. But for several experts, the proposal can be significantly improved.

The EU's media landscape has come under increasing pressure from politically-driven public funding, digitalisation eroding revenues and foreign interference attempts.

The situation is particularly sensitive in Europe's South, where the media sector is less financially independent from the political sphere. In this context, the network of Southern European think tanks PromethEUs has taken an in-depth dive into how to make the regulation up to the task.

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