On Friday 12 March, the EU Council’s Audiovisual Working Party discussed EU Council draft conclusions on the European Action Plan presented by the Commission in early December to ‘Support Recovery and Transformation’ of the media sector (see EUROPE B12615A2).
The text currently being drafted by the EU Council - of which EUROPE has obtained a copy - is similar to that of the Commission, advocating, in particular, pluralism and independence of the media, at a time when these are under...