MEPs Take a Strong Stance on Media Freedom and Pluralism

As we have recently reported, there are a number of interesting new policy initiatives currently taking shape in Brussels. The independent report from the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism argued last month that the European Union can and should be more engaged with the media systems in Member States. A citizens initiative to gather support for a new directive is in the process of launching accross the EU. And while the European Commission’s various Directorates attempt to sort out whether the Union has competence in this area, a key committee of the European Parliament has now decided that it does.