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Blog, August 7, 2024

Opinion: Redirect Advertising Investments to Strengthen Democracy

The growing dominance of social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) raises concerns about the impact on democratic values and…

Blog, May 3, 2024

Upholding Press Freedom: Vital for Democracy in the Age of AI

At the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, it’s imperative to reflect on the fundamental role of a free press…

Blog, April 25, 2024

World IP Day – recommendations by European news publishers

Every 26 April, News Media Europe celebrates World Intellectual Property Day to encourage creativity and innovation and raise awareness about…

Blog, March 12, 2024

News Media Europe voices concerns about competition in generative AI

News Media Europe voices concerns about competition in generative AI in its response to a consultation of the European Commission….

Blog, March 4, 2024

DMA comes into force: Big Tech must comply or wave goodbye

The 21 obligations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) start applying to Big Tech on 7 March. It is the…

Blog, February 5, 2024

Beyond the AI Act: press publishers outline roadmap for responsible AI in the EU

Last week’s deal on the AI Act lays the foundations for AI regulation, securing essential guardrails to tackle the most immediate…

Blog, April 26, 2023

World IP Day 2023

Today we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day. This is the opportunity to recap what has kept the news media sector…

Blog, March 8, 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day at News Media Europe

8 March 2023  A word from our President, Victoria Svanberg  Hello everyone,  I am Victoria Svanberg, President of News Media…

Blog, January 26, 2023

Google ad-tech: renewed anti-trust heat

Google’s core advertising business is in trouble on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, 17 state attorneys launched…

Blog, May 9, 2022

Europe Day 2022: Europe in our day-to-day

Europe Day celebrates peace and solidarity since the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950. Today, we also celebrate what Europe means to our association,…

Blog, April 25, 2022

Happy IP day! What we learnt through three years of Europe’s press publishers’ right

Brussels, 26 April 2022 It’s been three years. Three years ago, in April 2019, Europe celebrated the adoption of one…

Blog, February 23, 2022

News Media Europe submission to French Competition Regulator regarding Google’s commitments to French publishers

Brussels, 23 February 2022 Last month, News Media Europe contributed to the French competition regulator’s (Autorité de la Concurrence) market…

Blog, April 26, 2021

World Intellectual Property Day 2021

Today we celebrate Intellectual Property around the world. Last year, we stressed the landmark decision of the French Competition Authority…

Blog, October 6, 2020

DSA Series #5 – Online advertising

News Media Europe prepared a comprehensive response to the public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (full document). Today,…

Blog, September 23, 2020

DSA Series #4 – the New Competition Tool

News Media Europe prepared a comprehensive response to the public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (full document). Today,…

Blog, September 16, 2020

The European Democracy Action Plan – perspectives from the news media sector

Over summer, the European Commission started preparing the European Democracy Action Plan led by Vice-President Jourová. The Action Plan is…

Blog, September 11, 2020

DSA Series #3 – The power of digital gatekeepers

News Media Europe prepared a comprehensive response to the public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (full document). Today,…

Blog, September 9, 2020

DSA Series #2 – A liability regime for online intermediaries

News Media Europe prepared a comprehensive response to the public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (full document). Today,…

Blog, September 7, 2020

DSA Series #1 – The impact of major platforms on media pluralism

News Media Europe prepared a comprehensive response to the public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (full document). In…

Blog, July 13, 2020

Five things European publishers need to know about the P2B Regulation

By Iacob Gammeltoft The P2B, short for Platform-to-Business Regulation, was adopted in late 2018 with the aim of improving trading conditions…

Blog, June 16, 2020

Digital News Report 2020 on COVID-19 – a snapshot of the impact of the crisis on news media

Earlier today the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism released its Digital News Report 2020, an annual study jam-packed…

Blog, June 8, 2020

From liable to re-liable: the EU intermediary liability endgame 20 years later

By Iacob Gammeltoft As discussions on a Digital Services Act intensify, the eCommerce Directive celebrates today its 20th birthday! Where…

Blog, April 26, 2020

World Intellectual Property Day 2020

By Aurore Raoux Every 26 April, the world celebrates the importance of intellectual property rights in our daily lives. The…

Blog, April 1, 2020

COVID-19 and the news media: media literacy during stay-at-home

By Aurore Raoux As we work, teach and study from home during the lockdown, we realise the incredible importance of…

Blog, March 24, 2020

COVID-19 and the news media: journalism always comes at a cost

By Iacob Gammeltoft As colleagues from the Financial Times and the Oxford Reuters Institute have pointed out, this is an…

Blog, May 3, 2019

World Press Freedom Day 2019

-Friday, 3 May 2019- Difference Day, as we also know it, exists so that we may remember why journalism matters,…

Blog, October 31, 2018

A European Media and information literacy platform – the most efficient cure for disinformation

News Media Europe fully endorses initiatives such as the 2018 Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018 as organised by…

Blog, September 11, 2018

Europe is just one vote away from securing or undermining the independent media and jobs of thousands of professional journalists who together underpin our precious democracy

Europe’s press publishers are calling on MEPs to support the independent media and jobs of thousands of professional journalists when…

Blog, June 17, 2018

The publishers’ right explained – part 3

This blog post is the last part of a series of three and aims to help understand the need for…

Blog, June 16, 2018

The publishers’ right explained – part 2

This blog post is the second part of a series of three and aims to help understand the need for…

Blog, June 15, 2018

The publishers’ right explained – part 1

This blog post is the first part of a series of three and aims to help understand the need for…

Blog, August 29, 2017

BLOG: Let’s raise the bar on ePrivacy

In a matter as important as our privacy in the digital environment, it is my hope that we begin to…

Blog, May 3, 2017

Note from News Media Europe’s President on World Press Freedom Day

Press freedom in a diverse and plural media environment is essential for the functioning democratic societies and a core value…

Blog, March 15, 2017

BLOG: Bad news for European democracy

European publishers have long called for their legal recognition as a rights holder, a recognition that is common in other…

Blog, January 26, 2017

BLOG: European Commission presents new ePrivacy Regulation

The proposed ePrivacy regulation definitively states that prior consent is needed for almost any data usage (and not only personal…

Blog, August 22, 2016

Copyright buzz gets viral in Brussels – What would a good reform look like for the news media industry?

The review of the copyright framework represents a substantial part of the European Commission’s Digital Single Market strategy, presented in…