Kann die EU ihr neues Gesetz zur Pressefreiheit umsetzen?
Die Pressefreiheit ist ein Grundpfeiler der Demokratie, doch in mehreren EU-Mitgliedstaaten ist sie rückläufig. Seit August müssen die Regierungen das Medienfreiheitsgesetz vollständig umsetzen, doch einige wehren sich gegen die erste EU-Verordnung zur Pressefreiheit.
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00:00Press freedom is a pillar of democracy but has been declined in several EU countries.
00:20To address this, the bloc has introduced the Media Freedom Act, which applies to the countries since August.
00:27Some governments are resisting the first-ever EU regulation related to the press.
00:33You Decoded looks into it.
00:36The new rules aim to protect the editorial independence of journalists as well as their sources, including against the use of spyware.
00:44There are also provisions to ensure the independence of public service media from state interference and to enhance transparency of media ownership.
00:52The regulation includes guidelines to protect against the unjustified removal of online content produced by media outlets.
01:00This applies to major platforms such as Google, YouTube and social media apps.
01:05The European Parliament broadly supported the law approved last year and some governments have begun adopting their national laws.
01:13But recently, members of that parliament warned that some countries are resisting its implementation.
01:20Let's hear what Europeans think about greater press protection.
01:24An important thing is that they don't exist in public service-by-play.
01:27There is no one that has no role, or not, but the case of public service for public service.
01:32The important thing is that they don't exist in public service.
01:33The best thing is that they have to protect a legal justice but no one of them is no one of them.
01:35The most important thing is that there is no democracy.
01:36Wenn man politiker und politiker hat, dann muss man demokracieren.
01:41Und ich denke, wenn man jubeln hat, dann muss man sie nicht beurteilen.
02:06Euronews reporter Sandor Giros will help us better understand this legislation.
02:13Signs of declining media freedom was the argument used in 2021 by the European Commission
02:21for the need of an European law on this matter. Can you give us some examples,
02:26particularly affecting investigative journalism? At the end of the last decade,
02:31two investigative journalists have been killed, Jan Kuciak in Slovakia and Daphne Korana Galicia in Malta,
02:39and this was a wake-up call for the European Union that the media freedom was in danger.
02:46But this was only the tip of the iceberg because the Commission saw that media freedom is declining
02:52in almost all of the member states because of political pressure, because of business interests,
03:00and because of spyware being used against journalists. Let's talk about those cases of
03:05spyware against journalists. What happened and how can this law address those issues?
03:12Well, the most serious breaches have been recorded in Poland and in Hungary, where opposition figures,
03:21investigative journalists have been targeted by spyware, they hacked their phones,
03:26and this was clearly for political reasons. There have been cases also in Greece and in Spain,
03:34but those cases have not been a systemic risk against the opposition and against journalists.
03:41Now the new law says that spyware can be only used against journalists when there is a threat for
03:47the national security, otherwise this is forbidden. In a recent debate in the European Parliament about this law,
03:53three hard-right political groups said, and I quote, this is a censorship tool used by Brussels to silence
04:01divergent voices. Which countries are more likely to resist the implementation of the law?
04:08Well, we surely see a problem in Hungary, where we have a very hard-right government who is heavily influencing
04:16media and distorting the media market. What might change is also depends on, you know, how each and every
04:23member state applies this law and how the European Commission will put pressure on the member states
04:30to really take this law seriously. The 2025 rule of law report from the European Commission warns of
04:38Deteriorating conditions for journalists in several countries, smear campaigns by politicians, and
04:44growing risks from highly concentrated media ownership. Going into details, the commission
04:49highlights concerns about journalists' safety in Bulgaria and Malta. The report points out that
04:55political pressure, including the distribution of state advertising, is a serious concern in Hungary and
05:01Romania. Media ownership lacks transparency, chiefly in Bulgaria, Checha, Netherlands, Cyprus and Spain.
05:09The report cites issues with independent regulation in Hungary, Greece and Poland.
05:15Our guest is Julie Marzerzak, head of Brussels Office of Reporters Without Borders. Should the European Commission
05:25open infringement proceedings that could even lead to sanctions against member states that resist implementing
05:34this new law? Member states have had more than a year to update their national laws, but most of them
05:43haven't yet done it. So, yes, I think it is time for the Commission to show its determination and, if necessary,
05:54to initiate proceedings against the most recalcitrant government. It's a test of credibility.
06:03Social media and the use of generative artificial intelligence, including in posts by political and
06:11business actors and business actors themselves, are increasingly defined the way people get news.
06:18So, isn't this law weak in addressing the problem of misinformation through those channels?
06:26There is one article in the MFA which supplements the Digital Services Act, but this doesn't solve the
06:35main problem, which is how social networks and their algorithms work by promoting polarizing, divisive,
06:46shocking content, amplifying disinformation and marginalizing reliable media content.
06:53Concentration of media ownership in a few big corporations is increasing.
07:00What are the main risks of that and does this law address those risks?
07:05The EMFA introduces a new way to look at mergers. The assessment of mergers will have to take into
07:13account a number of criteria such as the expected effect on pluralism and the party's interest in other media
07:24sectors, the economic viability and the party's commitments to editorial independence.
07:32The European Federation of Journalists stated that influencers and bloggers that follow the ethical
07:38rules of journalism should be considered media service providers. Others argue that this could lead to
07:44abuse of a law designed for controlled and recognized media outlets. The future seems somehow misty for the media
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