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Bill Splits MTVA, Creates Independent Media Committee

6/13/2026

Summary

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The Tisza party submitted a bill on June 12, 2026 to split MTVA into a radio-television company and a national news agency, MTI.
The legislation creates an Independent Public Media Committee with equal government, opposition and independent-media members to oversee operations and leadership selection.
It ends current public-media executives’ mandates, puts Culture Minister Zoltan Tarr in interim charge, and requires new leaders to be chosen via an open application.

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Story summary

The Tisza party submitted a bill on June 12, 2026 to split MTVA into a radio-television company and a national news agency, MTI.
The legislation creates an Independent Public Media Committee with equal government, opposition and independent-media members to oversee operations and leadership selection.
It ends current public-media executives’ mandates, puts Culture Minister Zoltan Tarr in interim charge, and requires new leaders to be chosen via an open application.