Fusion Vivendi/Lagardère : « C’est un risque pour la démocratie »
Le 22 novembre 2022, David Cormand, député européen Europe Ecologie-Les Verts, envoyait une lettre à la Commission européenne lui demandant d’interdire la fusion entre Vivendi et Lagardère — en d’autres termes, le rachat par Vincent Bolloré de Paris Match, le Journal du Dimanche ou Europe 1. Le média européen POLITICO s’est fait l’écho de cette initiative à plusieurs reprises, notamment dans un article sur les « ambitions médiatiques » de Vincent Bolloré.
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All eyes are now on the EU competition officials who have to decide whether to clear the deal or to extend their investigation, which raises the prospect of a potential veto.
“It’s a risk for democracy,” said David Cormand, a French Green member of the European Parliament who, together with some of his French colleagues, urged the Commission to block the deal in a letter first reported by POLITICO.
The group of lawmakers, including an MEP from Macron’s Renew group, argues that an EU clearance would see Brussels reneging on its bid to become the watchdog of media freedom on the Continent. This is the ambition of the European Media Freedom Act proposed in September which still needs to win political agreement. Even if it does enter into force, it won't give the Commission any new powers to block deals in the name of media pluralism.
L’article complet (en anglais) est disponible sur POLITICO.