Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

Tabled by Gaetano Pedullà

Added: La. whereas in several Member States clear conflicts of interest exist between ownership of large media groups and the exercise of political governing functions, and whereas these situations undermine editorial independence, distort public debate and prejudice citizens’ right to pluralistic and unbiased information; whereas such conflicts of interest, where not properly regulated and penalised, enable those who hold political power to use their media assets to influence public opinion for their own benefit, thereby undermining the foundations of healthy democracy; whereas the European Media Freedom Act imposes transparency and incompatibility measures in this regard and these must be fully and strictly enforced;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.025v01-00