The EBU welcomes the European Commission's guidelines for implementing EMFA Article 18, requiring very large online platforms to establish self-declaration mechanisms for regulated media.

The EBU urges Poland to ensure sustainable funding and independent governance for TVP and Polskie Radio in line with the EMFA ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"A war doesn't start with weapons. A war starts with propaganda, with disinformation, and state controlled press," Belgian parliamentarian Katia Segers told DW. The European Commission has now decided ...