The Czech ruling coalition is hastily pushing through unfinished plans to progressively abolish the licence fee, a revenue ...

On 26 March, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) has received its final green light by national Ministers. The law will soon become binding for all Member States. The EMFA is a significant step, but ...

The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) entered into force on 7 May 2024. The new rules will fully apply at national level in each EU member state as of 8 August 2025.It has been said this is a historic ...

With press freedom at risk in several member states, the European Commission is taking action. A new initiative would apply to journalists, media outlets and other media service providers. "A war ...

On 6 February, the European Commission published guidelines for implementing EMFA Article 18, requiring very large online platforms to establish self-declaration mechanisms for regulated media. The ...

The inclusion of a ‘media pluralism test’ 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 ...

A recent report shows that France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Cyprus, Sweden, and Finland want to legalise spying on journalists in the event of a threat to national security. This statement was originally ...

Ahead of trilogue negotiations on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), a grouping of media sector trade bodies have written to EU Ambassadors underlining the sector’s priorities of the EMFA: the ...

EU member state ambassadors have agreed the Council’s position on a new law to safeguard media freedom, pluralism and independence in the EU. The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) will establish a ...

On August 8th, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) entered into effect, marking a step toward supporting an independent and pluralistic media sector in Europe. The EMFA offers key safeguards to ...