European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 5, 2022. CPJ joined a civil society letter calling on the European Parliament to support the European Media Freedom Act on February 9, 2023. (AFP/Frederick Florin)

CPJ joins civil society letter calling on the European Parliament to support the European Media Freedom Act

The Committee to Protect Journalists and 43 civil society organizations on Thursday, February 9, wrote to the European Parliament to ask them to ensure that the upcoming European Media Freedom Act is as strong as possible.

The draft EU law is seeking to strengthen media freedom and pluralism in EU member states.

The text of the letter can be found here.