EIMP welcomes the Commission’s Communication on the European Democracy Shield which sets out a series of  measures to coordinated the empowerment, protection, and promotion of strong and resilient democracies across the EU. This initiative is a positive step in defending our shared democratic information space against the…

EIMP participated in the 3rd Conference against Disinformation, organised by our funding member CLABE, on 23 October 2025. EIMP Executive Director Mihailo Jovetic shared the EIMP’s perspective on how well-designed and effectively implemented media and technology policies can promote media pluralism and sustainable growth — thereby…

EIMP has published its Position Paper on “Maximising the potential of AI while ensuring fair competition in media”, outlining how Artificial Intelligence can serve as a transformative tool for independent media publishers while safeguarding editorial integrity, intellectual property, and media pluralism. AI is reshaping how…

EIMP recently submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the European Democracy Shield, stressing the importance of fostering a resilient democratic environment, safeguarding media pluralism, and countering foreign information manipulation and disinformation. The European Democracy Shield is part of the Commission’s broader…

EIMP has recently contributed to two consultations on the Media Board, emphasising the importance of ensuring media discoverability online, strengthening an internal media market that fosters the establishment of new media, and protecting media pluralism and freedom. The Media Board was established under the European…

EIMP acknowledges the political agreement reached between the Council of the EU and the European Parliament on the European Media Freedom Act on 15 December 2023. While the final legal text is still not available (expected in Q1 2024), and as we know the devil…

CLABE, EIMP’s Spanish member, organized the first ‘Day Against Disinformation’ conference in Madrid on 17 October 2023, where the EIMP leadership had the pleasure to participate. The event was attended by a high number of ministers, parliamentarians, and high-ranking civil servants, as well as publishers,…

Artificial intelligence is having a major impact on society and the economy, putting the efforts by legislators and regulators to introduce rules on how to govern this new technology in the spotlight. The publishing and news media sector has a strong interest in the development…

The founder and CEO of EIMP’s Hungarian member Telex, Marton Karpati, participated as one of the panelists at an event in the European Parliament on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) on 31 May, titled “European Media Freedom Act. A novel set of rules to…

Media pluralism is one of the cornerstones of European democracy and as such must be safeguarded and promoted. EIMP supports the overarching objectives and spirit of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to protect media freedom and independence in Europe. However, there are clear dangers…