The KRRiT's Position at the European Parliament on EMFA Implementation
22.01.2026
Dr Agnieszka Glapiak, Chair of the National Broadcasting Council, stressed that the changes arising from the so-called Media Law lower the KRRiT's standing. On 22 January 2026, the KRRiT Chair took part - by remote connection - in a meeting of the Working Group on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) at the European Parliament. The meeting was devoted to the implementation of the EMFA in EU member states.
Implementation of the EMFA in Poland – the KRRiT's constitutional role
During the meeting, the KRRiT Chair recalled the constitutional role of the National Broadcasting Council as a body safeguarding freedom of speech, the right to information and the public interest in radio and television. She stressed that the KRRiT supports the implementation of the European Media Freedom Act, but that this process should strengthen, not weaken, the position of the media-market regulator.
‘The EMFA places significant new obligations on national regulatory authorities. Yet the draft “Media Law” currently being processed in Poland does not provide the KRRiT with the real tools to carry them out’, said Dr Agnieszka Glapiak, the KRRiT Chair.
The EMFA must not be used as a pretext
In her address, the KRRiT Chair stressed that the European Media Freedom Act should not be used as a pretext for introducing solutions that destabilise the national media system, or for weakening the constitutional guarantees of the regulator's independence.
The KRRiT's position was presented as the voice of an institution responsible for the genuine, rather than merely declarative, implementation of the EMFA in Poland, in accordance with the Polish Constitution and EU law.
Lack of tools and resources for the KRRiT
The KRRiT Chair pointed out that the draft legislation, despite its declared aim of implementing EMFA, omits key requirements of the EU regulation. In particular, it fails to provide for:
- Entrusting the KRRiT with effective oversight of media service providers' compliance with the EMFA,
- Providing adequate financial, staffing and technical resources,
- Strengthening the regulator's powers in the areas identified in the EMFA, including media concentration and audience measurement.
At the same time, it was noted that the constitutional changes proposed by the Polish government could lower the KRRiT's standing and reduce its role to purely procedural functions.