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What democracy won and lost in the EMFA trilogues

The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) proposal has been keeping stakeholders busy for quite some time. Proposed in September 2022, the EMFA has quickly gone through the Council and the European Parliament. On 15 December 2023, the interinstitutional negotiations were concluded. The final text was formally adopted by the European Parliament on 13 March 2024. Below, EPD takes a closer look at what the agreed file means for media freedom and democracy in general.