EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU

<p>The European Media Freedom Act, primarily designed to safeguard the EU media market, can also serve as an important tool in preserving the rule of law in member states such as Hungary and Poland, that have experienced an alarming assault on media freedom and pluralism in the past decade. Th...

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Main Author: Anna Wójcik
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Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/emfa-and-its-uphill-battle-for-media-freedom-and-democracy-in-the-eu/
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description <p>The European Media Freedom Act, primarily designed to safeguard the EU media market, can also serve as an important tool in preserving the rule of law in member states such as Hungary and Poland, that have experienced an alarming assault on media freedom and pluralism in the past decade. This contribution critically evaluates the potential of the proposed European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) for addressing the ongoing issues in media freedom in Poland and Hungary.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-d49b50354690440c840aa8e60b7c712f2023-06-14T11:41:59ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442023-06-012366-7044EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EUAnna Wójcik<p>The European Media Freedom Act, primarily designed to safeguard the EU media market, can also serve as an important tool in preserving the rule of law in member states such as Hungary and Poland, that have experienced an alarming assault on media freedom and pluralism in the past decade. This contribution critically evaluates the potential of the proposed European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) for addressing the ongoing issues in media freedom in Poland and Hungary.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/emfa-and-its-uphill-battle-for-media-freedom-and-democracy-in-the-eu/Backsliding, european media freedom act, Poland, Rule of Law
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EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU
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title EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU
title_full EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU
title_fullStr EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU
title_full_unstemmed EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU
title_short EMFA and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the EU
title_sort emfa and its uphill battle for media freedom and democracy in the eu
topic Backsliding, european media freedom act, Poland, Rule of Law
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