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EU Commissioner Vows Media Protection as Czech Bill Sparks EU Concern
EU commissioner pledges all tools to shield media freedom as Czech public broadcasting bill alarms MEPs.
In brief
EU commissioner pledges all tools to shield media freedom as Czech public broadcasting bill alarms MEPs. EU democracy commissioner Michael McGrath vowed to use all relevant tools to protect media freedom after Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš’ public broadcasting bill sparked EU Parliament protests. Originally…
Czech Bill Sparks EU Protests
Political groups in the European Parliament spoke out against a controversial change in public media funding pushed by Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš.
EU Commissioner Vows Tools for Media Freedom
EU democracy commissioner Michael McGrath told MEPs on Wednesday (11 November) he would use 'all relevant tools' to protect media freedom.
Czech Public Broadcasting Bill
The Czech Chamber of Deputies voted to scrap radio and TV licence fees in favour of state budget funding for public broadcasters.
Historic 24-Hour Strike
Public broadcasting staff walked off the air in a historic 24-hour strike after the fast-tracked vote on the bill at 4.36 am on 24 October.
The takeaway
EU democracy commissioner Michael McGrath vowed to use all relevant tools to protect media freedom after Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš’ public broadcasting bill sparked EU Parliament protests.