In response to growing threats to editorial independence and the industry’s viability, MEPs adopt their position on a draft law to strengthen the independence of EU media. Parliament wants the European Media Freedom Act, on which MEPs debate a to oblige Member States to ensure media plurality and protect media independence from governmental, political, economic, or private interference. Second part of MEPs debate

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

KYRTSOS, Georgios (Renew, EL)

DZHAMBAZKI, Angel (ECR, BG)

VILIMSKY, Harald (ID, AT)

freedom of press and media (T)

PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, Maite (Renew, ES)

ŽDANOKA, Tatjana (NI, LV)

LEBRETON, Gilles (ID, FR)

GUILLAUME, Sylvie (S&D, FR)

RUOHONEN-LERNER, Pirkko (ECR, FI)

ZOVKO, Željana (EPP, HR)

SCHALDEMOSE, Christel (S&D, DK)

TOMC, Romana (EPP, SI)

VIRKKUNEN, Henna (EPP, FI)

MANDL, Lukas (EPP, AT)

CSEH, Katalin (Renew, HU)

BILČÍK, Vladimír (EPP, SK)

AL-SAHLANI, Abir (Renew, SE)

RZOŃCA, Bogdan (ECR, PL)

HALICKI, Andrzej (EPP, PL)

KELLEHER, Billy (Renew, IE)

WALLACE, Mick (The Left, IE)

YONCHEVA, Elena (S&D, BG)

KOLAJA, Marcel (Greens/EFA, CZ)

CORMAND, David (Greens/EFA, FR)

BRICMONT, Saskia (Greens/EFA, BE)

KOLAKUŠIĆ, Mislav (NI, HR)

GEESE, Alexandra (Greens/EFA, DE)

SIMON, Sven (EPP, DE)

PIGNEDOLI, Sabrina (NI, IT)

GLAVAK, Sunčana (EPP, HR)

ILČIĆ, Ladislav (ECR, HR)

CHAGNON, Patricia (ID, FR)

European Media Freedom Act: MEPs debate (part 2)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Romana TOMC (EPP, SI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Elena YONCHEVA (S&amp;D, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maite PAGAZAURTUND&#218;A (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marcel KOLAJA (Greens/EFA, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER (ECR, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gilles LEBRETON (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrzej HALICKI (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Christel SCHALDEMOSE (S&amp;D, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Georgios KYRTSOS (Renew, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alexandra GEESE (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Patricia CHAGNON (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mislav KOLAKU&#352;I&#262; (NI, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vladim&#237;r BIL&#268;&#205;K (EPP, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sylvie GUILLAUME (S&amp;D, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Abir AL-SAHLANI (Renew, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), David CORMAND (Greens/EFA, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Harald VILIMSKY (ID, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tatjana &#381;DANOKA (NI, LV), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Henna VIRKKUNEN (EPP, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Katalin CSEH (Renew, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Angel DZHAMBAZKI (ECR, BG), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Katalin CSEH (Renew, HU), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bogdan RZO&#323;CA (ECR, PL), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#381;eljana ZOVKO (EPP, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lukas MANDL (EPP, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sun&#269;ana GLAVAK (EPP, HR), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Billy KELLEHER (Renew, IE), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens/EFA, BE), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ladislav IL&#268;I&#262; (ECR, HR), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mick WALLACE (The Left, IE), Catch the eye