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Journalists to get better access to data in EU fight against money-laundering and terrorist financing

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023j.o.weideANALYSIS, MEDIA, NEWS, SECURE

Brussels, 28 March 2023 Consistent application of rules and sanctions Verified information about beneficial owners Journalists, civil society will have access to beneficial owners’ registers New European Anti-Money Laundering Authority to enforce rules MEPs approved stricter rules to close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and evasion of sanctions in the EU. On Tuesday, MEPs from the Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and […]

EU Commission wants young people to discover European authors

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023j.o.weideNEWS

Brussels, 24 March 2023 On 27 March 2023, the Commission launches the first edition of the Day of European Authors, a new initiative led by the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel. The day will be the occasion to reconnect younger generations with book reading and show them how literature can be a tool for individual empowerment. Reading can enable especially pupils in secondary education to […]

European Media Ownership Monitor launches its website

March 13, 2023March 14, 2023j.o.weideMEDIA, NEWS

13 March 2023 The mission of the European Media Ownership Monitor is to enhance the transparency of ownership and control of the news media in the countries of the European Union. The European Media Ownership Monitor (EurOMo) monitors media ownership transparency in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. It provides a database with information on ownership […]

Grammy Awards: U.S. Census Bureau publishes industry data

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023j.o.weideBACKGROUND, MEDIA, MUSIC

February 02, 2023 Written by: Adam GrundyThe Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is celebrating the 65th annual Grammy Awards February 5, and the U.S. Census Bureau is tuning in by doing what it does best: provide demographic and business statistics, this time related to categories the awards recognize. For example, how many U.S. music directors and composers were there in 2021? There were 45,636, according to the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year […]

European Media Freedom Act: EU Parliament assesses draft

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023j.o.weideBACKGROUND, MEDIA

Brussels, 31 January 2023 On Tuesday, the Committee on Civil Liberties, joined by experts and stakeholders in a public hearing, discussed the proposed rules aiming to strengthen media pluralism and freedom in the EU. During the public hearing that took place in association with the Committees on Culture and on the Internal Market, MEPs exchanged views with experts and stakeholders. Panel 1 Marie FRENAY, Member of Cabinet of Commission Vice-President […]

EU leaders sign European Declaration of Digital Rights and Principles

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022j.o.weideDIGITAL, NEWS

Brussels, 15 December 2022 Presidents of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council sign European Declaration Today, the EU’s work on its ‘digital DNA’ – the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles – has culminated: In the margins of the European Council, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed the text together with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala for the rotating Council presidency. […]

The EU Commission clears a €360.1m French media support scheme

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022j.o.weideNEWS

The EU Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a €360.1 million French scheme to support the distribution of copies of subscribed print media from media outlets that provide political, general or sports information. Support will take the form of direct grants to eligible media publishers. The scheme aims to finance part of the distribution costs carried out either by the postal operator in charge of the public service […]

Cyber defence: Details of the EU’s new policy

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, SECURE

On 10 November, the European Commission and the High Representative put forward a Joint Communication on an EU Cyber Defence policy to address the deteriorating security environment following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to boost the EU’s capacity to protect its citizens and infrastructure. The cyber domain is increasingly contested and the number of cyber-attacks against the EU and its Member States continues to grow. The Russian attack on the KA-SAT […]

Cybersecurity: New law to strengthen EU-wide resilience

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022j.o.weideDIGITAL, NEWS, Uncategorized

Rules requiring EU countries to meet stricter supervisory and enforcement measures and harmonise their sanctions were approved by MEPs on Thursday. The legislation, already agreed between MEPs and the Council in May, will set tighter cybersecurity obligations for risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing. The requirements cover incident response, supply chain security, encryption and vulnerability disclosure, among other provisions. More entities and sectors will have to take measures to […]

Europe’s Digital Services Act enters into force

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, MEDIA

Brussels, 16 November 2022 Today a landmark new set of EU rules for a safer and more accountable online environment enters into force with the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA applies to all digital services that connect consumers to goods, services, or content. It creates comprehensive new obligations for online platforms to reduce harms and counter risks online, introduces strong protections for users’ rights online, and places digital platforms under a […]

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