The EU has never had freedom of expression, so these regulations are anything but surprising. They just extend what already existed to the digital era.
>Many of these news services do not have the audience, they are getting it from Google
I don't understand. Where are they supposed to be getting the audience from? Do you consider clicks from Google to be worthless? Are clicks from Facebook any better?
(I would like an explanation to my GP's comment being flagged other than "I would like this to not be true")