Media Freedom Act: Céline Calvez takes over from a government that is lagging behind
Will France eventually bring its legislation into line with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)? On 13 October, Renaissance MP Céline Calvez tabled a bill aimed at granting Arcom the powers necessary to implement the European Media Freedom Act, the main provisions of which have been in force since 8 August 2025. This initiative is intended to address the government’s delay on an increasingly urgent matter. In the… summer of 2025, Matignon had confirmed to ElectronLibre that the draft bill arising from the États généraux de l’information, incorporating the provisions to bring French law into line with the EMFA, would be presented to the Council of Ministers in September. The text had even been forwarded to the Council of State for preliminary review. However, it was ultimately never tabled. Last…