Yavuz Baydar
editor Free Turkish Press
Elda Brogi
European University Institute
Meera Selva
chief executive Internews Europe
Damian Tambini
Department of Media and Communications LSE
In her State of the Union Speech EU Commission President Von Der Leyen announced that the EU intends to pass a Media Freedom Act protecting free journalism at a time of increasing pressure from populist authoritarian governments. As the Commission sets its policy on this controversial issue this panel asks: what do journalists need from EU legislation, and what is the role of the EU in protecting free media?
