On the 1 January, Sweden took over the rotating Presidency of the EU Council for the next six months. As far as the media are concerned, two major legislative proposals are likely to occupy it: the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) and the anti-SLAPPs Directive, both of which are important as they are thorny.
Regarding EMFA, the Swedish Presidency is vague in its programme, assuring only that it will “advance the work on the proposal” and that “independent and strong media and...