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Hungary - European Parliament urged to pass resolution condemning Hungary's new media law

Despite unanimous opposition from leading media freedom organizations, the Hungarian parliament has adopted a controversial law overhauling the state-owned media and creating a Media Council with utterly disproportionate powers. The law was passed by an overwhelming majority of votes (256 to 87) on 21 December. Appointed directly by the government, the Media Council's five members will not only have a right of oversight but also the authority to impose heavy fines (of up to 700,000 euros (...)

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