Establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act) and amending Directive 2010/13/EU
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 April 2024 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 17 October 2022
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 September 2023
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 12 September 2023
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 24 January 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 13 March 2024
- ✓ Published as law 17 April 2024
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- CULT — Culture and Education
- Rapporteur
- Sabine VERHEYEN PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Catherine GRISET IDMEP #96837 S&DMEP #197849 ECRIrena JOVEVA RenewDiana RIBA I GINER Verts/ALEMEP #130833 The Left
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (LIBE),Opinion (LIBE),Opinion (IMCO),Draft opinion (IMCO)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 17 April 2024 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 11 April 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 13 March 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 464 Against 92 Abstained 65
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:13 · 75% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 8 ballots in voting order
1. Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act 12:13 A9-0264/2023 – Sabine Verheyen – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative actRejected2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 12:13 A9-0264/2023 – Sabine Verheyen – Provisional agreement – Am 332Adopted3. Final vote Text as a wholeNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.5. Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 2, point cNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter. - 12 March 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 24 January 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 3 October 2023 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 3 October 2023 Plenary vote
- 3 October 2023 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 12 September 2023 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 7 September 2023 Committee vote: report adopted
CULT (Culture and Education) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 18 July 2023 LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 29 June 2023 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 20 April 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CULT (Culture and Education). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 18 April 2023 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 3 March 2023 Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 17 October 2022 Referred to the CULT (Culture and Education) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.