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Commission welcomes political agreement on European Media Freedom Act

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the European Media Freedom Act, proposed by the Commission in September 2022.

Commission welcomes political agreement on European Media Freedom Act

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These new rules will better protect editorial independence, media pluralism, ensure transparency and fairness and bring better cooperation of media authorities through a new European media Board. It includes unprecedented safeguards for journalists to perform their job freely and safely. This novel set of rules will also ensure that media – public and private – can operate more easily across borders in the EU internal market, without undue pressure and taking into account the digital transformation of the media space.

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