Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-10-08-Speech-4-042"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-10-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Freedom of information in Italy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20091008.5.4-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-10-08-Speech-4-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Gianluca Susta2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2013-03-12)3 vice-chair; S&D (2009-07-14--2010-10-05)3 member; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2013-03-12)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2009-09-16--2013-03-14)3 unknown; Partito Democratico (2009-07-14--2011-04-27)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, people who seek to label as anti-Italian, subversive and communist anyone who calls for a set of rules on communication and freedom of information that respects pluralism, and which is characterised by a clear separation between the fortunes of those who assume important institutional responsibilities and the wealth they derive from entrepreneurial activities in the publishing and information fields, are making a serious mistake, which must not be forgiven, justified or allowed here in Europe. Not once in our speeches have we mentioned the Italian Prime Minister. We could have referred to the number of newspapers he owns: 150 in Italy; and around 40 television channels. That is not the problem, however. The problem is that pluralism of information – and in information – is a cornerstone of every free democracy and must be used as a defence against every monopolistic and oligopolistic philosophy and against conflicts of interest. The sovereignty of each State, the reaffirmation that the European Union is not a superstate, Commissioner Reding, must not make us forget that the European Union also has a Charter of Fundamental Rights from which stems a legislative system that the Member States cannot ignore. You know that, on these very issues, many times the Court of Justice – in the case of Italy, not on issues to do with the system, Mr Speroni – has passed sentences that are still to be carried out. Globalisation of the markets and the ever-increasing use of the airwaves now require more targeted European legislation to regulate this sensitive matter, which has such a strong influence on public opinion and therefore also on the principle of popular sovereignty – which underpins the European Union and not just the Italian Republic – and on the ways in which this principle is exercised. It should no longer be possible for anyone to invoke the sacrosanct rights of the popular majority to justify threats to freedom of the press in what was, until recently, a situation of disparity between the plaintiff and the defendant – whether in Italy or in Portugal, as we were reminded earlier – because this undermines the foundations of the rules of coexistence on which the Union is based. This is why there is an urgent need for a directive against concentrations in the field of information that will regulate the dealings of those who are involved in politics and, at the same time, control very important media."@en1
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