18 june, 2018 / By timesofmalta.com MEP Francis Zammit Dimech will serve as rapporteur for his political grouping on legislation concerning whistleblowers. Dr Zammit Dimech will report back to his EPP colleagues on progress Euro-parliamentarians have made in proposing strengthened legislation to ensure whistleblowers across the EU are protected. “After standing up for what is right and exposing breaches of EU law…
3 May, 2017 / By Elena Sánchez Nicolás, La Vanguardia El Parlamento Europeo (PE) aprobó hoy una resolución en favor de la libertad, el pluralismo y la independencia de los medios de comunicación, con motivo del Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa y con el objetivo de proteger el periodismo de investigación y garantizar…
18 July, 2017 / By Espaciodircom.com La libertad y el pluralismo de los medios nunca se habían cuestionado tanto como hasta ahora en Europa, hasta el punto de que hace unos meses, el Parlamento Europeo encargó un informe al Centro de Estudios de Política Europea (CEPS) para evaluar el alcance de esta situación. Fruto de esta investigación…
23 April, 2016 / By Pier Luigi Parcu in Euroactiv.com Freedom of expression and media pluralism are principles enshrined in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. Member states are bound to guarantee them, as they represent the essence of liberal democracies. But Pier Luigi Parcu asks whether this is true in practice. Pier Luigi Parcu…
April 11, 2016 / By European Federation of Journalist The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) was invited by the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists &Democrats in the European Parliament to a seminar on Diversity in Media and Culture Versus Convergence on Thursday 7 of April. Ms Maria Joao Rodrigues, S&D Vice President and…
28 January 2016 / By Donald O’Donovan. Published by http://www.independent.ie/ Norway is slashing tax on all news publications to zero, in line with the country’s policy of encouraging a diverse and healthy media sector. Norwegian authorities will introduce a zero VAT rate for electronic news services from March, bringing the country’s tax treatment of online news…
3 December 2015 / By Dunja Mijatović, Index on Cersorship Propaganda, counterpropaganda and information wars are all terms that, unfortunately, have become part of our daily discourse. As the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, I have raised the issue of propaganda emanating from the conflict in and…
25 November 2015 / By Jonathan Luxmoore, The Pilot Media monitors at the 57-country Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe condemned the Vatican’s trial of two journalists and urged the Holy See to honor its international press freedom commitments. “Our main concern is for the protection of confidential sources — this is a pillar…
23 November 2015 / By Annette Chrysostomou, Cyprus Mail Violations of press freedom have increased drastically worldwide from last year, especially in Europe. Though Cyprus has gained one place on the international scale – up to 24 – the country is part of this trend, with a two per cent decline in press freedom, according to…
6 November 2015 / By UN News In a report to the General Assembly, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus called on the country to start reforming its laws and practices that have for two decades stifled its citizens’ right to freedom of expression. “Critical opinion and fact-finding…
Date: 29 Sept 2015, 18:00 hrs Address: European Parliament Brussels, Belgium What is the “Digital platforms: helping or hurting media pluralism?” session about? In general, the media have a significant role to play in supporting and shaping cultural diversity and values and thus ensuring the effective functioning of democratic societies. For more than a hundred of years…
25 June 2015 / By Hurryiet Daily News A report adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) on June 24 says media transparency should be promoted, stressing the importance of freedom of expression and media pluralism for a functioning democracy. Member states of the CoE should ensure compliance with transparency standards through regulatory authorities encouraging…
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