The MeDeMAP project will convene policymakers, journalists, and civil society representatives tomorrow, on 13 January 2026, to discuss the future of media regulation in Europe.
The event, titled “Regulating Media for Future Democracies: Political and People’s Voices”, will take place in the European Quarter from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Members of the European Parliament, national parliamentarians, European Commission officials, and other policy actors will examine the intersection of media regulation and democratic governance.
Building on MeDeMAP’s research into European political information environments, the programme features two roundtables addressing critical questions about EU media policy.
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The first roundtable will explore next steps following the adoption of the EU Media Freedom Act (EMFA), with contributions from Irena Joveva MEP (Renew Europe), Anna Herold (European Commission DG CNECT), Julie Majerczak (Reporters Without Borders), and Renate Schroeder (European Federation of Journalists). The discussion will be chaired by Beata Klimkiewicz (Jagiellonian University) and will include a screening of the film essay “AGON: Constructions of Democracy”, chaired by Nico Carpentier (Charles University).
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The second roundtable, “What do European citizens have to teach EU media policy?”, will feature findings from citizens’ parliaments organised by MeDeMAP in Austria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, and Slovenia. Responses from Evelyn Regner MEP (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) and Lena Schilling MEP (Greens/EFA) will follow. The session will be chaired by Helmut Peissl (COMMIT).
The event is hosted by Irena Joveva MEP (Renew Europe) and co-hosted by Marina Kaljurand MEP (Socialists and Democrats).
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