EMFA: trilogue kick-off for media freedo • Table.Briefings

Before the start of the trilogue on the European Media Freedom Act, which is to begin in Strasbourg on Thursday morning and be concluded by the beginning of the Belgian Council presidency at the latest, the positions have largely converged. But individual points of contention still need to be resolved.

A year ago, the positions seemed irreconcilable. Germany even flirted with blocking the planned new European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). There was no legal basis for this regulation at the EU level. In addition, the tried-and-tested system of German media supervision was at risk, it was said, especially from the state capitals responsible for media policy. A Council legal opinion and many discussions later, the situation now looks different ahead of the trilogue kick-off – the EMFA will come.

EMFA: trilogue kick-off for media freedom

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