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Infringement Procedure Initiated Against Hungary Under the EMFA and AVMSD

On 11 December 2025, the European Commission decided to initiate an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to comply with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) and the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). This is the first case in which the EMFA serves as the legal basis for an action against a Member State. The … Infringement Procedure Initiated Against Hungary Under the EMFA and AVMSD

MFRR and Médiafórum Call for New EU Media Board to Assess Blikk Merger With Pro-government Media Group

The undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and Médiafórum today raise alarm about the recent acquisition of Hungary’s most-read tabloid newspaper by a pro-government media group and calls on the newly established European Board for Media Services to launch an assessment of the merger and its potentially negative impact on media pluralism in Hungary. … MFRR and Médiafórum Call for New EU Media Board to Assess Blikk Merger With Pro-government Media Group