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European Media Freedom Act: EU Parliament assesses draft

j.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

j.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

j.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

j.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

j.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

j.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 […]

EU Commission Q&A: The EU copyright rules

j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, MEDIA

Brussels, 4 June 2021 What is the new Copyright Directive about? Digital technologies have transformed the way creative content is produced, distributed and accessed. The Copyright Directive is a new piece of EU legislation that brings the copyright rules up to date with those changes and with the online world. It aims to create a comprehensive framework, which will benefit a wide range of players acting in the digital environment: internet users, […]

The European Digital Rights and Principles – Background

j.o.weideBACKGROUND, DIGITAL, MEDIA

Link The Commission has proposed a declaration on European digital rights and principles to promote a digital transition shaped by European values. The Commission wants to ensure people are empowered to fully enjoy the opportunities that the digital decade brings. So, it has proposed a set of European digital rights and principles that reflect EU values and promote a sustainable, human-centric vision for the digital transformation. The European digital rights […]

Monitoring regulatory policies

j.o.weidePROJECTS

Regulatory monitoring services are a key expertise of Comecon Media. We are monitoring almost all parts of regulation in the European Union, as well as several national and global sources of regulation.  In our understanding, regulatory processes start whenever a legal proposal is internally discussed or drafted, monitor the debate and amendments, and look at the final results and their impact and implementation. Some of our readers are undecided whether […]

The EU Directive on television and radio programmes – EU Commission Q&A

j.o.weideBACKGROUND, MEDIA

By CM – June 04, 2021 Brussels, 4 June 2021 What were the challenges for online transmission and retransmission of television and radio programmes that the new Directive on television and radio programmes is addressing? Broadcasters are increasingly offering their broadcasts online (for instance through their simulcasting or catch-up services). However, such online programming often remained unavailable in other Member States, even if there was interest abroad to access it. The ‘clearance of rights’ […]

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