EU Plans to Ease Rules on Subsidizing Small Media Outlets

EU Plans to Ease Rules on Subsidizing Small Media Outlets

EU member states will be able to finance small local media outlets without seeking approval from Brussels, according to a draft of revised state aid rules that prioritize small and medium-sized enterprises, innovation, and social inclusion.

Brussels-based Politico, which had access to the draft, reports that Brussels strictly controls government subsidies to businesses in the EU, but that there are exceptions defined by frameworks, with the main framework—the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER)—set to be amended by the end of the year. The European Commission published an initial draft for public consultation in February with the aim of finalizing it by the end of the year. The updated 200-page

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