The Articles of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) (Proposal 16.9.2022)



Article 25, Monitoring exercise


1. The Commission shall ensure an independent monitoring of the internal market for media services, including risks to and progress in its functioning and resilience. The findings of the monitoring exercise shall be subject to consultation with the Board.


2. The Commission shall define key performance indicators to be used for the monitoring referred in paragraph 1, in consultation with the Board.


3. The monitoring exercise shall include:

(a) a detailed analysis of the resilience of media markets of all Member States, including as regards the level of media concentration and risks of foreign information manipulation and interference;

(b) an overview and forward-looking assessment of the resilience of the internal market for media services as a whole;

(c) an overview of measures taken by media service providers with a view to guaranteeing the independence of individual editorial decisions.


4. The monitoring shall be carried out annually, and its results shall be made publicly available.