The new rules aim to protect the editorial independence of journalists, as well as their sources, including against the use of spyware. In the Media Freedom Act (MFA) there are also provisions to ensure the independence of public service media from state interference and to enhance transparency of media ownership.
"At the end of the last decade, two investigative journalists have been killed, Jan Kuciak in Slovakia and Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta. This was a wake-up call for the European Union that the media freedom was in danger," says Sandor Zsiros, who covered the legislation for Euronews.
