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"The authors of these resolutions are starting from the idea that media concentration has accelerated substantially. In the quest for the philosopher’s stone that would allow pluralism to be preserved, the European Commission is being inundated with requests.
Some believe we should organise a broad consultation of professional bodies. Others think we should consider the political, economic and legal implications of a European regulatory framework or other regulatory options that would allow freedom of speech and the pluralism of the media to be safeguarded. A third group believes we should draw up a directive that sets limits for media ownership, or propose restrictions on the appropriate use of advertising resources in order to guarantee free competition. All these are ridiculous proposals whose only function is to imply that the European Parliament is a pillar of democracy.
Most newspapers and some television channels belong to press groups which, in turn, belong to proprietary trusts of companies in many other fields: the likes of Vivendi, Lagardère, Bouygues and a few dozen others play a decisive economic and social role and are more powerful than the State and far more influential than the electorate.
In the face of these powers, governments like the European authorities only bow down and respect the speculative stock market profits and board secrets."@en1
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