A Word With: Sabine Verheyen on Media Freedom, AI Transparency and the European Media Freedom Act

Sabine Verheyen, First Vice-President of the European Parliament, discusses media freedom and its role in democracy, AI transparency, and digital regulation in the European Union. The interview covers the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) and its implementation in the Member States, as well as the AI Act, media pluralism, disinformation, copyright, AI training data, and key EU digital legislation including the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Recorded at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier during the Annual Conference on European Media Law on 7 May 2026.