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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…

NME news, September 6, 2023

Global Publishing and Journalism Organizations Unite to Release Comprehensive Global Principles for Artificial Intelligence (AI)

September 6, 2023 Arlington, VA – Today 27 organizations representing thousands of creative professionals around the world, including news, entertainment,…

NME news, September 4, 2023

Contribution to the Council of Europe’s consultation on countering strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)

News Media Europe has been proactive on the issue of SLAPPs, as a member of the European Commission’s expert group…

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…

NME news, May 17, 2022

Randi S Øgrey appointed Vice President of News Media Europe

At the General Assembly of News Media Europe on 12 May, Randi S Øgrey, CEO of the Norwegian Media Business…

NME news, May 12, 2022

News Media Europe declaration on SLAPPs

Stockholm, 12 May 2022 News Media Europe denounces the silencing of critical voices through strategic lawsuits against public participation, or…

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,…

NME news, May 4, 2022

State aid for news media in European Member States

On 4 May, News Media Europe hosted a webinar on state aid for news media in European Member States and…

NME news, May 3, 2022

World Press Freedom Day – a message from NME’s Media Freedom Ambassador

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…

NME news, February 15, 2022

Digital Services Act must establish the right relationship between platforms, the media and their users

Click here for full statement. Today, the Digital Services Act negotiators are meeting for the second political trilogue. This is…

NME news, June 22, 2021

European media call on policymakers to further strengthen the Digital Services Act and to ensure that citizens can continue to engage online with the media they most trust and value

Brussels, 22 June 2021 Today, News Media Europe joins seven other European media associations, calling EU decision-makers to strengthen the…

NME news, May 26, 2021

European Media issue joint statement on the Digital Markets Act

News Media Europe and other EU media associations have issued a joint statement on the European Commission proposal for a…

NME news, May 20, 2021

News Media Europe joins media and tech companies, journalists and civil society, calling on decision makers to protect fundamental rights

Ahead of trilogue negotiations, news media companies call in a joint letter (link) on the EU Council and the European Parliament to…

NME news, May 6, 2021

News Media Europe adopts its Position Paper on the Digital Services Act proposal

Position paper on the Digital Services Act proposal   News Media Europe adopted its position paper on the Digital Services…

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…

NME news, April 12, 2021

News Media Europe submission to the European Commission public consultation on a fair and competitive digital economy – digital levy

News Media Europe submitted its comments to the European Commission’s public consultation on a fair and competitive digital economy – digital…

NME news, April 12, 2021

10 Confidence building measures for platforms to deliver verifiable and tangible actions to tackle disinformation online

Europe has announced that it will be stepping up its efforts in the fight against online disinformation and publish guidance…

NME news, April 2, 2021

News Media Europe response to public consultation on political advertising

News Media Europe response to a public consultation of the European Commission on an upcoming legislative proposal on political advertising…

NME news, March 19, 2021

News Media Europe reiterates the need to make news media and culture part of national recovery strategies

A year ago, Covid19 hit the world and Europe went into full lockdown. Cultural life has never been reactivated since…

NME news, November 4, 2020

News Media Europe urges Member States to channel funds to the cultural and news media sector

In the wake of a new confinement, News Media Europe urges Member States to channel funds to the cultural and…

NME news, October 27, 2020

Joanne McGreevy appointed Vice President at News Media Europe

PRESS RELEASE -Brussels, 27 October 2020- Joanne McGreevy, Marketplace Publisher at Reach Ireland, joins Brussels-based trade association News Media Europe…

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…

NME news, June 19, 2020

News Media Europe calls for strong and systemic support measures at EU and national level to recover from the crisis

Ahead of the European Council meeting on 19 June, News Media Europe calls for strong and systemic support measures at…

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…

NME news, October 1, 2018

NME contribution to European Commission debate on “shaping competition policy in the era of digitisation”

News Media Europe (NME) has submitted a contribution looking at how competition policy can be modernised to promote open, fair…

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…

NME news, August 27, 2018

Statement on Publishers’ Right from journalists and publishers ahead of the 12 September Plenary on the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

Ahead of the copyright vote in Plenary scheduled for 12 September, the EFJ (European Federation of Journalists), the IFJ (International…

NME news, July 11, 2018

NME releases report on future of EU media policy: “Safeguarding the Economic Sustainability of Europe’s News Media Ecosystem”

Today, News Media Europe released its report on the future of EU media policy: “Safeguarding the Economic Sustainability of Europe’s News…

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…

NME news, March 12, 2018

High-Level group on fake news presents its report to the European Commissioner

Today the report of the High-Level Expert Group on fake news and disinformation was presented to European Commissioner Gabriel. The…