European Commission files lawsuit against Czechia

The European Commission is suing Czechia for its failure to enforce EU rules regarding video content that were introduced in 2018, and asked the EU Court of Justice on Thursday to issue a fine. According to the Commission, the directive has not been adopted into Czech law.

The regulations aim, among other things, to improve protection of child viewers, to promote the cultural diversity of television content, and to extend the definition of illegal and harmful content to Internet video channels. Four other EU countries – Slovakia, Ireland, Romania and Spain – are also being fined.