Latest reactions to the war in Ukraine: update
Summary
As a consequence, four additional media outlets are added to the list of suspended broadcasting licences: NTV/NTV Mir, Rossiya 1, REN TV and Pervyi Kanal*. The Court also judged that the decision complies with the European Union Law and the fundamental right of freedom of expression as the restriction has a legal basis, is necessary to achieve the objective to counter the threat to peace at Europes borders and proportionate by its nature and length. • : on 26 February 2022, the Independent Media Commission has decided to order all distribution operators to temporarily remove from their broadcasting offer all channels from the Russian Federation. It aims at strengthening the regulation in the audiovisual area, ensuring informational balance and protecting the role of journalists for media plurality. In line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, these measures will not prevent those media outlets and their staff from carrying out activities in the EU other than broadcasting, e.g. research and interviews.