On 7 September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) Committee voted to approve its compromises for the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). The EBU finds that the CULT Committee’s text has improved and strengthened the proposal.
The CULT Committee’s compromises ensure that content with high editorial standards remains available online for citizens, while also complementing obligations in the Digital Services Act.
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Independent journalism is an indispensable cornerstone of our democracy; by providing citizens with reliable information and at the same holding those in power accountable, it is absolutely essential for the checks and balances without which democracy does not function properly, writes MEP Alexis Georgoulis.