Groupe ad hoc sur la loi sur la liberté des médias

Ce groupe a vocation à étudier les propositions de la Commission concernant une nouvelle loi européenne sur la liberté des médias. Il réunit des membres de plusieurs autres groupes, chargés respectivement du financement et de la gouvernance des médias de service public ainsi que de la réglementation des contenus.

Les documents proposés ci-dessous sont en anglais uniquement.

EBU Position on the Media Freedom Act (for use with policymakers)

• EBU Position Paper on the European Media Freedom Act (updated on 18 October 2023)
• EBU proposed Amendments to the Commission's Proposal for a European Media Freedom Act (updated on 18 October 2023)
• EBU proposed Amendments to Article 4/Protection of Editorial Freedom and Journalistic Sources (updated on 2 November 2023)
• EBU Background Paper: Identification of Media Service Providers
• EBU Background Paper: Big Tech Meddling with Content Media
• EBU Case Studies: Who Gets Prominence?
• EBU letter on Council's general approach

Joint Advocacy actions (for use with policymakers)

• Joint letter of the media sector on the protection of journalistic sources and communications (pubished on 2 May 2023)
• Open letter of civil society and media associations calling for prohibition of spyware against journalists ahead of European Parliament plenary vote (published on 27 September 2023)
• Joint letter of the media sector on strong safeguards for media against platform censorship / Article 17 ahead of European Parliament plenary vote (published on 26 September 2023)
• Joint letter of the media sector ahead of European Parliament plenary vote (published on 2 October 2023)
• Joint letter and wording suggestions on audience measurement / Article 23 for trilogue (published on 9 October 2023) 
• Joint media sector brief on state advertising / Article 24 for trilogue (published on 19 October 2023)

EBU legal analysis and background documents (for internal use)

• EBU legal analysis of the European Media Freedom Act (19 March 2024)
• EBU legal analysis of the Council general approach
• EBU legal analysis of the CULT draft report
• EBU legal analysis of the LIBE draft opinion
• EBU legal analysis of the IMCO draft opinion
• EBU stakeholders mapping (published on 21 February 2023)
• EBU legal analysis of CULT committee amendments
• EBU legal analysis of IMCO committee amendments
• EBU legal analysis of LIBE committee amendments

Relevant documents from the EU institutions

• European Media Freedom Act (consolidated March 2024)
• Council general approach/negotiating mandate for trilogue (published on 22 June 2023)
• European Parliament's position for trilogue (adopted on 3 October 2023)
• Council legal service opinion on the European Media Freedom Act (published on 4 April 2023)
• European Parliament legislative observatory giving access to all relevant documents
• European Media Freedom Act proposal (published on 16 September 2022)