Poland's Planned Media Revamp May Force Some Foreign Owners Out

Poland’s government is planning to change media rules in a way that may force some foreign owners out of the country, potentially triggering deeper friction between the government and the European Union.

Poland’s conservative ruling Law & Justice party, which has clashed with the EU over changes it has made to state media and courts, will probably push through the laws this year, Deputy Culture Minister Pawel Lewandowski said in an interview. Lewandowski, who’s working on the bill, said the measures would stop short of “re-Polonizing” the nation’s media and instead impose rules limiting ownership on groups whose cross-platform holdings and market share are deemed “dominant.”