Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-18-Speech-1-060"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-11-18"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021118.4.1-060"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-18-Speech-1-0612
lpv:speaker	lp:Mariotto Segni2
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (1999-07-22--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Patto Segni (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I and 32 other Members have tabled a question calling upon the Commission – in view of the fact that the media, particularly television, is an area in which abuse of power is a serious threat to the proper functioning of civil and democratic life and in view of the fact that incidents of this nature do occur in many countries – to resume the process broken off in 1994 and work towards issuing a directive. Twenty-two of the thirty-three signatories are from the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, and others are from the Europe for a Union of the Nations Group, which shows, as has just been said, that this is not a display of particular or party interests but of the concern of all those who care about the basic principles of the liberal state. It may be that we Italians are particularly sensitive to this issue, but I would ask the House to show some understanding. I want to ask all the German Members of all parties whether they would not be concerned if their Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder owned all the private television networks, one of the major magazines and one of the major daily newspapers. I want to ask the British Members, if they are going to take part in this debate, what their reaction would be if Tony Blair had called publicly for the removal of three famous BBC journalists and had obtained what he wanted in the space of a few months. I have brought this up not because these are problems which Europe has to resolve – they arose in Italy and we Italians must resolve them ourselves – I have mentioned it because, in actual fact, what is happening in Italy is different from the situation in other countries but there is one common factor: media concentration, which is becoming a world-wide phenomenon and is in danger of jeopardising media pluralism and thus freedom. As has rightly been said, a line has to be drawn between politics and media reporting. Although this does not by law fall within the sphere of the Commission’s responsibility, Mr President, it is the point which is common to society throughout Europe. That is why we have put the matter to the Commission."@en1

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