Security & Geopolitics#4
China
Partner, competitor and systemic rival — all at once.
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Europe's public debates
The Agenda
62 issues shaping Europe's politics.
From Ukraine to pensions — the debates every European government and party is answering.
62 topics9 themes27 countries
2 topics
Free speech & media freedom
Fighting disinformation without policing opinion.
In short
The Media Freedom Act protects journalists and media pluralism, and the Digital Services Act obliges platforms to act on illegal content. Critics — including the US administration and some European parties — say content rules threaten free speech. Media capture remains a problem in several states.
Why it matters now
Platform rules and press-freedom rankings are now part of transatlantic and domestic fights.
The divide
Regulators
protect democracy from disinformation
Free-speech camp
oppose content rules
Media-freedom advocates
focus on state capture of media.