The European Parliament’s Committee on Culture (CULT) adopted, on Thursday 7 September, its position on the ‘European Media Freedom Act’ (EMFA) with 24 votes in favour, 3 against and 4 abstentions.
“We strengthened the [European] Commission’s proposal to significantly safeguard media independence and protect journalists while at the same time not weakening our unique cultural differences”, welcomed rapporteur Sabine Verheyen (EPP, German) after the vote.
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