Media Freedom Act: Can the Commission pr • Table.Briefings

The European Commission is planning a regulation on the freedom of the media. The draft is already known – and is causing considerable criticism, and not just among publishers. Another bone of contention is the amount of power that the Commission envisages for itself.

Europe is still one of the regions in the world where journalists can work relatively freely, as shown by the annual ranking of freedom of the press compiled by Reporters Without Borders. But media professionals in Europe also experience violence, are harassed by the state and are prevented from expressing their opinions freely.

Media Freedom Act: Can the Commission preserve the freedom of the media?

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