EP Plenary session - Seven years from the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: lack of progress in restoring the rule of law in Malta

EP Plenary session - Key debate - Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom in Europe, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day

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Meeting of the EP Conference of President.- exchange of views with Kirill Martynov, Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazette

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Kirill MARTYNOV, Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazeta

EP Plenary session - Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU

Press conference LIBE committee delegation to Hungary

DrFMG - LIBE delegation in Slovakia - meeting with Slovak media, meeting with NGO’s and meeting with parents of Jan Kuciak.

Press briefing on the situation of journalists in Belarus

DROI - AFET Committee - Platform on the fight against impunity in Belarus with a special focus on the protection of journalists

Press Conference of Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism

LIBE Committee - Strengthening Democracy and Media Freedom and Pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society

JURI-LIBE Committee - Media freedom a pluralism, anti-SLAPP report

Online Press Seminar - World Press Freedom Day - What are the main threats for journalists in Europe?

EP Plenary session - Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the rule of law in Malta

EP Plenary session - Government's attempt to silence free media in Poland and in Hungary

EP Plenary session - Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia

Matthew Caruana Galizia - Daphne Caruana Galizia Award

Matthew Caruana Galizia, son of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is interviewed at the Europe House in Valletta, Malta on October 15, 2020.

Times of Malta - Daphne Caruana Galizia Award

The Times of Malta offices in Mriehel, Malta on October 15, 2020.

Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), rapporteur, holds a press conference after the debate and the final vote a new regulation to protect EU journalists from growing threats to media freedom and to ensure that citizens have access to a plurality of editorially independent media content. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press Conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur on the European Media Freedom Act

MEPs are set to give their final green light on Wednesday to new legislation to protect EU journalists and media from political or economic interference. Plenary will discuss the draft European Media Freedom Act, agreed provisionally with the EU ministers in December 2023, on Tuesday afternoon. The new law will oblige member states to protect media independence from governmental, political, economic or private interference. It will ban all forms of interventions in editorial decisions and prevent the external pressuring of journalists to force them to disclose their sources or by targeting them with spyware. To increase media ownership transparency, all outlets regardless of their size will have to publish information about their owners and report on their receipt of state funding.

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act: Closing statements by Commission, Council and Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur

MEPs are set to give their final green light on Wednesday to new legislation to protect EU journalists and media from political or economic interference. Plenary will discuss the draft European Media Freedom Act, agreed provisionally with the EU ministers in December 2023, on Tuesday afternoon. The new law will oblige member states to protect media independence from governmental, political, economic or private interference. It will ban all forms of interventions in editorial decisions and prevent the external pressuring of journalists to force them to disclose their sources or by targeting them with spyware. Opening statements by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur, Geoffroy DIDIER (EPP, FR), IMCO Committee; Sophia IN ‘T VELD (Renew, NL), LIBE Committee, and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act: Opening statements by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur, Council and Commission

MEPs are set to give their final green light on Wednesday to new legislation to protect EU journalists and media from political or economic interference. Plenary will discuss the draft European Media Freedom Act, agreed provisionally with the EU ministers in December 2023, on Tuesday afternoon. The new law will oblige member states to protect media independence from governmental, political, economic or private interference. It will ban all forms of interventions in editorial decisions and prevent the external pressuring of journalists to force them to disclose their sources or by targeting them with spyware. To increase media ownership transparency, all outlets regardless of their size will have to publish information about their owners and report on their receipt of state funding. MEPs debate.

EP Plenary session - European Media Freedom Act: MEPs debate

MEPs discuss the extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press. Closing statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market.

The extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press: Closing statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

MEPs discuss the extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press.

The extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press: one round of political group speakers

MEPs discuss the extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press. Opening statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange and implications on freedom of the press: Opening statement by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

MEPs vote on the following topics: Olbrycht, Marques (A9xxxx/2024) - Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027; resolution Olbrycht, Marques Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - resolution; Gahler, Gardiazabal Rubial (A9-0286/2023) - Establishing the Ukraine Facility; Fernandes, Ehler (A9-0290/2023) - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’); Wölken (A9-0223/2023) - Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings; Cicurel (A9-0278/2023) - Proposed amendments to Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union; Weiss (A9-0290/2022) - Shipments of waste; and Fernández (A9-0344/2023) - Certain aspects of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities.

Voting session: MMF for the years 2021 to 2027 and Ukraine Facility

Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) rapporteur, holds a press conference on new EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Plenary greenlights new EU rules to protect journalists and activists working on fundamental rights, allegations of corruption and disinformation from abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing them. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE) rapporteur on New EU rules ensuring protection for journalists and media outlets from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)

MEPs vote on the following topics: Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse; Empowering the French Republic to negotiate, sign and conclude an international agreement on the safety and interoperability requirements within the Channel Fixed Link; Conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola; Amendments to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and to the Directive relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITSD); Instant payments in euro; Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates; Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed; Norway's recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic; and Rule of law and media freedom in Greece.

Voting session

MEPs debate on the state of the rule of law and media freedom in Greece with Council and Commission representatives during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs have expressed concerns about the respect for EU values in Greece on multiple occasions, including the use of spyware and allegations of political intervention in the investigations, and media freedom and the safety of journalists, especially in light of the lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021. Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice.

Rule of Law and Media freedom in Greece: Closing statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

MEPs debate on the state of the rule of law and media freedom in Greece with Council and Commission representatives during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs have expressed concerns about the respect for EU values in Greece on multiple occasions, including the use of spyware and allegations of political intervention in the investigations, and media freedom and the safety of journalists, especially in light of the lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021. MEPs debate.

Rule of Law and Media freedom in Greece: MEPs debate

MEPs debate on the state of the rule of law and media freedom in Greece with Council and Commission representatives during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs have expressed concerns about the respect for EU values in Greece on multiple occasions, including the use of spyware and allegations of political intervention in the investigations, and media freedom and the safety of journalists, especially in light of the lack of progress in the investigation into the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz in 2021. Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice. The transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please, check against delivery.

Rule of Law and Media freedom in Greece: Opening statement by Didier REYNDERS, European Commissioner for Justice

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur and Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), opinion Rapporteur, Ernest URTASUN, Spanish Minister for Culture and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency on the European Media Freedom Act and the outcome of the inter-institutional negotiations

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur and Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), opinion Rapporteur, Ernest URTASUN, Spanish Minister for Culture and Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission

Following a policy debate in December 2022, on 9 June 2023, the Council (Justice and Home Affairs) approved a General Approach (GA) which was the basis for trilogue negotiations with Parliament. Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur, holds a press conference on the anti-slapp rules trilogue deal. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Rapporteur, on the anti-slapp rules trilogue deal

MEPs vote on the following items: Rule of Law in Malta: 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists; the European protein strategy - Wiesner; the Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future - Carvalhais

Voting session (part 2)

The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) introduces a new set of rules to promote media pluralism and independence across the EU, and amends the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The aim is to prevent political interference in editorial decisions and ensure transparency of media ownership. The act seeks to protect journalists from having to disclose their sources and from the use of spyware against them. This news item shows the statement by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur, extracts from the debate and from the vote.

European Media Freedom Act: statement by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Rapporteur, extracts from the debate and from the vote

Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur (CULT Committee), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO) opinion Rapporteur (LIBE), hold a press conference on European Media Freedom act. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), lead Rapporteur (CULT), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO) opinion Rapporteur (LIBE) on European Media Freedom act

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