The Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom (CMPF) published on Thursday 23 July a worrying report (Media Pluralism Monitor 2020): described as a “warning sign” by the Vice-President of the Commission responsible for Values and Transparency, Vera Jourova, this dossier details on nearly 200 pages the risks for media pluralism observed, in 2018 and 2019, in the EU Member States as well as in the United Kingdom, Albania and Turkey.
Firstly, it appears that the ‘basic protection’ of...