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.
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Belgian Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Journalists’ Leaks
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 […]
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EU News Revenue Collapse from US Platforms and AI Search
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.