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"As they deal with the same subject, we now will take Questions
9, 10 and 11 together.
Although it has been confirmed by all audiovisual regulatory authorities that content of al-Manar programmes violates the European Directive on Television without Frontiers, al-Manar continues to be broadcast in Europe and from Europe to other regions of the world: The Spanish (partly Government owned) Hispasat and France's Eutelsat continue to provide broadcast capacity to al-Manar.
It is surprising that although Hispasat is aware of the hate content of al-Manar it has not yet taken concrete action to suspend such heinous broadcasts, considering that in France, Eutelsat has received orders by the Government to take al-Manar off the air and has complied with these orders.
In addition, Saudi-owned Arabsat and Egypt-owned Nilesat continue to provide al-Manar directly to European viewers in most of Europe and calls on young people to carry out suicide bombings.
Is the Council going to raise this issue with the Spanish, French, Saudi and Egyptian governments to ensure that this situation is stopped as a matter of urgency?
How can the EU maintain that it is taking all its responsibilities seriously in the fight against terrorism when channels such as al-Manar are able to continue undisturbed their promotion of terrorism through the media in spite of the situation having been known for a long time?
Question No. 11 by Frédérique Ries ()
In March 2005 the European Commission convened a meeting of the European Audiovisual Regulators (EPRA) where it was reiterated that Article 22a of the Television without Frontiers Directive explicitly prohibits any broadcast that incites hatred for reasons of race, sex, religion or nationality. At the meeting it was also agreed that such provisions also apply to third-country broadcasters using a frequency, satellite transmission capacity or an uplink to a satellite belonging to a Member State.
Al-Manar incites hate, violence and suicide bombing, spreads antisemitic material and does not respect fundamental rights. Al-Manar is being broadcast by using satellite services and capacity of Hispasat (partly owned by the Spanish Government) and by Globecast, a subsidiary of France Telecom. From its Beirut office, the al-Manar signal is also sent to Arabsat (
), and Nilesat (www.nilesat.com.eg
Question No. 9 by Paulo Casaca ()
) whose footprint extends to most of Europe.
What is the Council doing to stop this form of terrorist propaganda which reaches Europe and other regions of the world? Have the Saudi and Egyptian authorities been alerted and asked to take action and play a responsible role in the common fight against terrorism?
After well-founded hopes of a democratic future for Lebanon, the latest events are giving rise to some pessimism, in particular the murder of journalists and the low turn-out rate in the elections – in particular by minority religious groups – in areas under the control of the pro-Iranian ‘Hezbollah’ militia.
One of the most frequently used methods of disseminating their message of hatred and violence has been to broadcast their programmes via the telecommunications company HISPASAT, which is partly owned by at least one Member State.
Does not the Council consider that such action is in conflict with the ‘Television without Frontiers’ Directive, in particular Article 22 thereof, and goes against the conclusions of the Council of Ministers for Education, Youth and Culture of 23 and 24 May 2005?
When can the Council offer guarantees that the Lebanese will cease to be the target of incitement to terrorism via European public media?
Question No. 10 by Charles Tannock ()"@en1
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"Subject: Al Manar TV"1
"Subject: Broadcasting of al-Manar television and the persisting violations of EU Directives"1
"Subject: Use of public telecommunications services for incitement to violence in Lebanon"1
"www.arabsat.com"1
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