"Information is not a good like the others"
, hammered the Commissioner for the internal market Thierry Breton on Friday, during the presentation of the future regulation on the freedom of the media (European Media Freedom Act
,
EMFA).
To protect the pluralism and independence of the media in Eastern European countries, such as Viktor Orban's Hungary, Poland, Slovenia or Romania, Brussels is preparing to centralize at European level a competence up to national here.
This draft legislation, which has been designed so that the media can operate without private or public interference, aims to fight against concentration in the media, but also to demand more transparency on the ownership of channels, press groups and information sites. .
According to Vera Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission, Brussels has seen
“in twenty countries
” interference by media owners on editorial lines.
The text also reinforces the rights…
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