At the end of last year, the Hungarian parliament adopted a new media law. It was immediately criticized for constituting a threat to the freedom of the press and for being incompatible with EU law. Even the European Commission questioned the  law and its consequences, leading up to the remodeled version approved by the parliament in the beginning of March. The European Parliament, among others, is still highly critical and has stated that it will carefully follow the implementation of the law. 

At the seminar, Professor Joakim Nergelius will present a European Policy Analysis describing how the new media law compares with EU law, to what extent the law constitutes a threat to “free speech” and to what extent it can be said to be in conflict with European standards regarding freedom of expression. The analysis, Pressfriheten i Europa och EU - Ungerns medielag i ett rättsligt sammanhang is part of the research project The constitutional development of the European Union.

Speaker
Joakim Nergelius, Professor, Law, Örebro University

Discussant
Annika Ström Melin, journalist, Dagens Nyheter

Chair
Jörgen Hettne, Acting Head of Agency, SIEPS

Time: Tuesday 29 March at 11.00 - 12.00
Coffee and registration from 10.30
Venue: Medelhavsmuseet, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm

The seminar is free of charge and is held in Swedish. Register no later than March 25.

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