Overview

• With PSOE–Sumar in the majority, the Mesa approved the implementing text as the PP voted against and denounced the measure.
• Recording is restricted by prohibiting deceptive capture, forbidding approaches with equipment running without prior consent, and barring filming in cafeterias, restaurants, security areas and other restricted zones, with privacy protections that include not filming device screens.
• Accreditation tightens to bona fide media with at least ten employees and prior authorization from the Congress’s Communications Directorate, excluding blogs, personal social profiles, YouTube channels, aggregators and digital‑only broadcasters, with freelancers admitted only when backed by a medium that assumes responsibility.
• Only accredited photojournalists and TV operators may record inside the Chamber, while written reporters are barred from taking images except in the customary declared areas.
• A new consultative council with parties, parliamentary officials and two APP representatives will issue advisory reports as the Mesa classifies infractions (minor, serious, very serious) and imposes sanctions ranging from warnings and 10‑day suspensions to multi‑year bans or revocation, with a 15‑day appeal window; the text is presented as agreed with APP and FAPE, which the PP disputes on press‑freedom grounds.