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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Television without frontiers2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050906.8.2-071"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-06-Speech-2-0722
lpv:speaker	lp:Manolis Mavrommatis2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; CULT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2004-09-13--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DEVE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Weber has brought his experience to bear in his excellent report and for that I congratulate him. Despite the fact that, with the application of Articles 4 and 5 of the Television without Frontiers Directive on the future of European policy in the audiovisual sector, positive steps have been made, there is nonetheless still concern about broadcasting quotas for European programmes, which remain low, making competition with other productions, especially from the United States, difficult to impossible. At the same time, I note that there has been a reduction of about 4% in independent productions over the last four years, which is out of keeping with the directive and with efforts to enlarge the free market in the field of the audiovisual media. On the contrary, it restricts the free expression of producers both qualitatively and quantitatively, with the monopoly tactics being applied by other countries in the European Union. Unfortunately, infringements of the rules adopted by the European Union on total advertising time, interruptions to programmes for advertisements, scheduling of unsuitable works at specific times and the indirect promotion of banned products, such as tobacco and alcohol, during broadcasts, are just some aspects of an uncontrolled phenomenon for which the Member States are responsible. Cultural diversity is impossible without television without frontiers, without a single market and protection of the human dignity of consumers, minors and citizens in general. Only with freedom of thought, of provision of services and of protection of producers' intellectual property rights can television without frontiers survive and operate. The European Union has a duty to defend the role of the public and private audiovisual media, with respect for the relevant regulations and directives and the Charter of Fundamental Rights."@en1

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