European Commission's Proposal For An EU Media Freedom Act

What happened?

On 16 September 2022, the European Commission unveiled the EU Media Freedom Act Package, which includes two significant proposals:

• A proposal for a Regulation establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act, "EMFA" or "EFMA Proposal") and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (the "revised Audiovisual Media Service Directive").
• A proposal for a Commission Recommendation on internal safeguards for editorial independence and ownership transparency in the media sector (the "Recommendation").

These proposals are expected to affect various types of media service providers and public service media providers in the European Union (the "EU") and create a pluralistic and independent EU information space while further developing the European internal media market. The choice of a regulation that will be directly applicable in all Member States (instead of a directive) shall guarantee the implementation