Authors: Elena García-Guitián, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Hans-Jörg Trenz, Scuola Normale Superiore and Marianne Riddervold, ARENA, Centre for European Studies

This paper makes the argument that the EU’s approach is shifting from what was initially a market regulation focus to a rights-protective and now increasingly also rights-promoting one. Beyond shielding markets, media independence and due-process rights, the EU increasingly seeks to expand citizens’ capabilities in terms of media literacy and the quality of democratic deliberation