Posted in Blog October 27, 2025
From 27 to 31 of October, the world marks UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week. This year’s theme, “Minds…
Posted in Press releases September 10, 2025
European news publishers warmly welcome President Von Der Leyen’s strong words in support of free and independent media in her…
Posted in Press releases September 9, 2025
European publishers call for strong remedies following the European Commission’s decision against Google in its adtech investigation on Friday. The…
Posted in Blog August 8, 2025
As of today, Europe’s rules around press freedom as set out in the EU Media Freedom Act, will apply throughout…
Posted in Press releases July 24, 2025
This so-called ‘transparency template’ is nothing more than a smokescreen. It fails to deliver the meaningful disclosure the law demands…
Posted in Press releases May 22, 2025
News Media Europe appointed Deirdre Veldon, Managing Director of The Irish Times Group, as its new President at its General…
Posted in Press releases May 9, 2025
Today, on Europe Day, we celebrate the founding of the European Union and the values that define it—freedom, unity, and…
Posted in Blog April 5, 2025
Human creativity and culture are the enablers of innovation, including Artificial Intelligence. Innovation, however, cannot come at the expense of…
Posted in Press releases March 28, 2025
The third draft of the GPAI Code of Practice undermines the objectives of the AI Act, contravenes EU law and…
Posted in Press releases March 27, 2025
European news publishers are deeply concerned about the third draft code of practice published last week by the European Commission. The draft…
Posted in Press releases March 24, 2025
European press publishers firmly reject Google’s alleged findings regarding the relevance and value for the company of European journalistic content in…
Posted in Press releases November 14, 2024
News Media Europe has taken note of Google’s blog post “Providing more data about news results in the EU” (link)….
Posted in NME news October 30, 2024
“News Media Europe stands in solidarity with the Colombian Association of News Media (AMI) in its urgent appeal to bring…
Posted in NME news October 30, 2024
News Media Europe and 24 other rightsholder organisations in Europe are calling for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act…
Posted in Press releases October 17, 2024
The European association of news publishers calls for the retention of the reduced VAT rate of 9% on daily newspapers,…
Posted in Blog August 7, 2024
The growing dominance of social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) raises concerns about the impact on democratic values and…
Posted in Blog May 3, 2024
At the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, it’s imperative to reflect on the fundamental role of a free press…
Posted in Blog April 25, 2024
Every 26 April, News Media Europe celebrates World Intellectual Property Day to encourage creativity and innovation and raise awareness about…
Posted in Press releases March 13, 2024
-Brussels, 13 March 2024- We represent a broad coalition of organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sectors, including music, visual,…
Posted in Press releases March 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 13 March 2024- With the adoption of the European Media Freedom Act today in the European Parliament,…
Posted in Blog March 12, 2024
News Media Europe voices concerns about competition in generative AI in its response to a consultation of the European Commission….
Posted in Blog March 4, 2024
The 21 obligations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) start applying to Big Tech on 7 March. It is the…
Posted in Blog February 5, 2024
Last week’s deal on the AI Act lays the foundations for AI regulation, securing essential guardrails to tackle the most immediate…
Posted in Press releases December 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 15 December 2023- Today EU Institutions finalised a political agreement on the European Media Freedom Act. News…
Posted in Press releases October 3, 2023
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 3 October 2023- The European Parliament adopted today its position on the European Media Freedom Act including…
Posted in Press releases September 7, 2023
Brussels, 7 September 2023 Today the Culture Committee leading parliamentary work on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) adopted its…
Posted in NME news September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023 Arlington, VA – Today 27 organizations representing thousands of creative professionals around the world, including news, entertainment,…
Posted in NME news September 4, 2023
News Media Europe has been proactive on the issue of SLAPPs, as a member of the European Commission’s expert group…
Posted in Press releases June 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 21 June 2023- European news publishers regard the today’s general approach on the European Media Freedom Act…
Posted in Press releases June 14, 2023
The European Commission filed a formal complaint against Google’s advertising business for breaching competition rules against abuses of market dominance. Wout van Wijk,…
Posted in Press releases May 25, 2023
This week, the Civil Liberties (LIBE) and Culture and Education (CULT) Committees in the European Parliament adopted two important opinions…
Posted in Blog April 26, 2023
Today we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day. This is the opportunity to recap what has kept the news media sector…
Posted in Blog March 8, 2023
8 March 2023 A word from our President, Victoria Svanberg Hello everyone, I am Victoria Svanberg, President of News Media…
Posted in Blog January 26, 2023
Google’s core advertising business is in trouble on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, 17 state attorneys launched…
Posted in Press releases September 16, 2022
Brussels, 16 September 2022 The EU is proposing a “Media Freedom Act” to protect the independence of media in the…
Posted in Press releases July 5, 2022
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 5 July 2022- The Centre for Law and Democracy and News Media Europe are thrilled to launch…
Posted in Events June 24, 2022
News Media Europe invites you to a virtual panel on “Media freedom & editorial independence in the EU” on Thursday 30 June…
Posted in Press releases June 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 16 June 2022- European news publishers fear that the platform’s proposals to tackle online fake news, the…
Posted in NME news May 17, 2022
At the General Assembly of News Media Europe on 12 May, Randi S Øgrey, CEO of the Norwegian Media Business…
Posted in NME news May 12, 2022
Stockholm, 12 May 2022 News Media Europe denounces the silencing of critical voices through strategic lawsuits against public participation, or…
Posted in Blog May 9, 2022
Europe Day celebrates peace and solidarity since the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950. Today, we also celebrate what Europe means to our association,…
Posted in NME news May 4, 2022
On 4 May, News Media Europe hosted a webinar on state aid for news media in European Member States and…
Posted in NME news May 3, 2022
Posted in Press releases April 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 27 April 2022- Today, European press publishers applaud legislation tackling abusive lawsuits against public participation, also known as “SLAPPs”….
Posted in Blog April 25, 2022
Brussels, 26 April 2022 It’s been three years. Three years ago, in April 2019, Europe celebrated the adoption of one…
Posted in Press releases April 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 23 April 2022- The adoption of new European internet rules today will lead to a more trust…
Posted in Events April 21, 2022
News Media Europe is hosting a webinar on “State aid for the media in Europe” on Wednesday 4th of May…
Posted in Press releases March 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 24 March 2022- Media markets are about to witness a revolution in their difficult relationship with big…
Posted in Press releases February 25, 2022
STATEMENT -Brussels, 25 February 2022- In a conflict as serious as the one unfolding in Ukraine, free and unhampered reporting…
Posted in Blog February 23, 2022
Brussels, 23 February 2022 Last month, News Media Europe contributed to the French competition regulator’s (Autorité de la Concurrence) market…
