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Online age verification: one regulator, several countries, a European responsibility

30 June 2026

On 16 June 2026 , the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an important judgment concerning age verification for users of pornographic websites. The case concerned French authorities seeking to impose age verification obligations on platforms established in another Member State bu ...

Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated or Modified Content

30 June 2026

Published on 10 June 2026, the European Code of Practice on the transparency of content generated or manipulated by AI sets out how providers of generative AI systems and deployers can fulfil the obligations laid down in Article 50(2) and (4) of the AI Act. The code provides practical guidance on ma ...

Call from the Media Board: preserving access to radio in connected vehicles

30 June 2026

As the European Union prepares the forthcoming Digital Networks Act (DNA), the European Board for Media Services (Media Board) – of which ALIA is a member representing Luxembourg – is calling on the European institutions to guarantee access to radio broadcasting in connected vehicles. The Media ...

Hungary: the European Commission reaffirms the country-of-origin principle

30 June 2026

A recent decision by the European Commission, in which ALIA played a part, confirms that service providers established in Luxembourg can continue to rely on a stable European framework, even when their services are primarily aimed at an audience in another Member State. In January 2026, Hungary requ ...

The Fourth Estate in the Digital Age: A Training Course for Teachers

22 May 2026

On 5 May, ALIA, in partnership with the Press Council, Zentrum fir politesch Bildung (ZpB) and the Institut de Formation de l’Éducation Nationale (IFEN), offered teachers a training course entitled: “Media in the Classroom: Understanding the Fourth Estate with Students”. A rapidly evolving me ...

Minors and Media Regulation

22 May 2026

With the protection of minors online becoming a political priority in Europe, a key question continues to shape the debate: how can effective regulation be achieved without relying primarily on formal prohibitions? In its Opinion No. 06/2026 on the draft law concerning the protection of minor ...

Media Concentration

22 May 2026

In April 2026, the le European Board for Media Services issued a significant opinion on the acquisition of Ringier Hungary, the publisher, among others, of the tabloid Blikk, by the Indamedia group. This case is particularly noteworthy because no national authority had assessed the impact of the ...

Give Luxembourg’s Media Sector a Voice in Brussels

22 May 2026

The European Board for Media Services (Media Board), established under the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), plays a key role in developing opinions and guidance that shape the media landscape across Europe. To support this work, the Media Board relies on a diverse range of stakeholders who contr ...

European Media Freedom Act

22 May 2026

Since August 2025, media organisations have been able to benefit from specific procedural safeguards relating to moderation decisions taken by large online platforms. It is important to note that Article 18 of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) does not prevent content from being removed. Inste ...