EU's Vestager urged to pursue Hungarian state aid complaints by press freedom groups
By Michael Acton ( September 2, 2020, 15:11 GMT | Insight) -- Sixteen press freedom groups have written to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager today urging her to address two formal complaints concerning alleged abuse of state aid to distort the media landscape in Hungary. The two complaints, filed in 2016 and 2018, haven't been pursued by the EU regulator, despite the Hungarian government “weaponizing state resources to punish critical media and reward government mouthpieces,” the coalition of groups said in a public letter.Sixteen press freedom groups have written to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager today urging her to address two formal complaints concerning alleged abuse of state aid to distort the media landscape in Hungary....
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