Belgium’s Competition Authority fined Mediahuis €7.8M for the 2023–2027 newspaper distribution tender. Mediahuis says the fine will not affect fully owned subsidiary Euractiv amid intensifying EU news market competition.
Belgium’s revised penal code, in force from 8 April, expands the term “state secret” to cover handling and receiving restricted documents deemed to be damaging to a broader range of the country’s national interests. But the Constitutional Court struck down a provision that would have opened up the way for prison terms of up to…
By Oliver Money-Kyrle. Europe’s news media is nearing a financial cliff as AI-driven platforms and zero-click search drain publisher revenue, prompting warnings in Brussels of mass journalist layoffs and growing news deserts.