BRUSSELS — The European Board for Media Services will review the acquisition of Adria News Network (ANN) by Alpac Capital, the investment firm that owns Euronews. The network includes major news outlets in Serbia, Slovenia, and Croatia. Alpac Capital Chief Executive and Euronews Board Chair Pedro Vargas David rejects.
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EU’s €1.25bn Journalism Fund Sparks Fears of Political Influence
Media groups warn that the European Parliament’s €1.25bn journalism fund risks embedding political narratives into EU media support schemes and undermining editorial independence.
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Hungarian Integrity Authority Chief Demands Retraction Over EUalive Article
A Hungarian lawyer representing Ferenc Pál Biró, president of Hungary’s Integrity Authority, has sent a legal notice to the Brussels-based outlet EUalive’s Georgi Gotev, demanding the removal of an article, a public retraction and 5 million forints (about €14,000) in damages. The dispute centers on how EUalive summarized and contextualized prior reporting by the Hungarian […]