http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230612-231048-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/freedom-governed-by-brussels/ Freedom Governed by Brussels Kraetzig, Viktoria eng 2023-06-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 emfa EU competences european media freedom act Free Media Internal Market Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 With its EMFA proposal, the Commission is pursuing objectives that are beyond doubt: the safeguarding of plural, independent media in the Union. But no matter how noble an objective may be, it is still not a legal basis. Furthermore, European media supervision shouldonly be linked to the Commission if its oversight Board can provide independent supervision. Finally, the regulatory approach as such has to be questioned: Shall media freedom be secured through media supervision?