Brussels, 30 August 2023
The European industry associations Adigital, Afnum, Anitec-Assinform, CCIA Europe, DOT Europe, Infobalt, NLdigital, Technology Ireland, and techUK, have submitted a joint letter to Members of the European Parliament in the context of the upcoming vote by the European Parliament’s CULT committee on the proposed European Media Freedom Act (EMFA).
The undersigned associations support the overarching objective of the EMFA but remain seriously concerned by the overlaps and potential contradictions between EMFA and the established legislative frameworks on the one hand, and changes to Article 17 that would turn the provision into a media exemption on the other.
This concerns in particular, the scope extension to cover ‘restrictions’ and the 24-hour must-carry obligation would undermine the EMFA’s goals of media freedom and plurality.
Full letter: 2023.08.30 EMFA draft joint statement (final) (1)
