EU Media Freedom Act: the convolutions of the new legislation

 

Samira Asmaa Allioui,
research and tutorial fellow at the Centre d’รฉtudes internationales et
europรฉennes de l’Universitรฉ de Strasbourg

 

Photo credit: Bin im Garten, via Wikimedia
Commons

 

Journalists are under pressure in
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Media freedom โ€˜close to breaking pointโ€™ in many EU countries, report warns

Harassment of media workers has a “chilling effect” on their ability to hold powerful actors to account, the report said.

Council of Europe report: European Commission must step up action to preserve media freedom, protect journalists

The Council of Europe’s press freedom report, released on Tuesday (5 March), underscores the absence of international spyware regulation, disputes over the draft law on online child sexual abuse material, and more.

EUโ€™s media law faces crunch time on protection of journalists, board independence

EU co-legislators will discuss the thorny issue of protecting journalistic sources at the next negotiation round on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), but MEPs are considering postponing the agreement while several EU countries push for more indepe…

Malta among states lobbying to allow spyware use against journalists

Seven European Union member states, including Malta, are pushing for governments to have the right to use spyware against journalists under the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which was supposed to create a framework that protects them. Minutes from…

New EU media law: Ownership transparency provision needs broader scope

This week’s trilogue negotiations on the European Media Freedom Act will include the key issue of media ownership transparency. The outcome will have tremendous consequences for the future of media freedom in the EU, write Eva Simon and Jascha Galaski.

Spanish presidency prepares to close most of EU media law in next negotiation round

The Spanish presidency has requested a revised mandate on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) ahead of the next interinstitutional negotiating session when most of the upcoming media legislation is expected to be closed.

โ€˜Media pluralism testโ€™ in European Media Freedom Act must achieve what it is set out to do

The inclusion of a โ€˜media pluralism testโ€™ is a very welcome innovation in the proposal for a European Media Freedom Act, but to succeed, some changes at the Board level are needed, write Karim Ibourki and Mark Dempsey. Karim Ibourki…

EU media law enters home stretch but spyware, disinformation concerns persist

The European Parliament adopted its position on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) on Tuesday (3 October), though advocacy groups have renewed criticisms of certain provisions they say are falling short in protection against spyware and disinformation.