MEP Catherine Griset (PfE) has asked the European Commission whether national regulators mediating disputes between digital platforms and press publishers will ensure remuneration is proportional to content views and whether any publisher could be excluded due to its political stance. The question, filed on 22 June 2026, follows the Court of Justice of the European Union's 12 May 2026 ruling that EU legislation requiring platforms to compensate press publishers for using their content is lawful. The Court confirmed that remuneration must be negotiated, content kept visible during talks, platforms must provide necessary data, and publishers may allow free use or refuse use. Griset's first question asks whether national authorities like France's Arcom must apply proportionality and base decisions on platform data to ensure fair remuneration per article view. Her second question presses the Commission to guarantee that no press publisher is excluded from remuneration due to its political positions. The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks, and its answer will signal how it interprets the balance between platform obligations and publisher rights under the new legal framework.
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Asked byCatherine Griset (PfE)