One year after the gradual entry into force of the Media Freedom Act, Europe is above all showing its inertia. From study to hearing, the observation is the same: states are dragging their feet in implementing a regulation that touches the nerve of media power. In France, the adaptation project is still languishing outside the Council of Ministers’ agenda. More than a year after its adoption, and despite the fact that most of its provisions are now applicable, the European regulation on media freedom (EMFA) is struggling to take root in national legislation. France is a case in point: although the government has sent its draft adaptation law to the Council of State – discreetly and in advance of the formal opinion – it…
