Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-07-Speech-2-548"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100907.33.2-548"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-07-Speech-2-5492
lpv:speaker	lp:Rui Tavares2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EUL/NGL (2009-07-14--2011-06-23)3 unknown; Bloco de Esquerda (Independente) (2009-07-14--2011-06-29)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2011-06-23)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2011-06-23)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, freedom of expression and of the press are not some medal that was won years ago and can be hung up in a display case: they are something that must be fought for and won every day, and we in Europe often forget this. The freedom of the press is currently under threat in Europe: it is threatened by the crisis, by media concentration, and by the opportunism of some political leaders. In Italy, any journalist who publishes wire taps can be fined up to EUR 10 000. Mr Berlusconi, who controls five out of six television channels, wants to introduce a law that obliges websites to request government authorisation to reproduce video or audio reports, expanding his control to the new media. In Hungary, attempts are being made to create a media authority controlled by the prime minister. In Romania, the Supreme Council of National Defence – the military – is demanding that the local parliament turn its attention to the phenomenon of defamatory campaigns organised by the media, and so on. At the same time, it is not just a problem of states: it is a problem of companies too. Media concentration is on the increase, as is editorial interference by media owners and proprietors. Commissioner, you said that the Member States have constitutional traditions that protect fundamental rights. However, we in Europe are also building our own constitutional tradition, and we must – for reasons that, as a matter of fact, Mrs in ’t Veld has already mentioned – expand the defence of the freedom of the media to the European level. I have some suggestions. We must create means of supporting independent journalists and freelancers: journalists who are currently impoverished and easy prey to pressure from the state or companies. We must expand anti-concentration legislation and we must also, probably, create a fund to support the press that will ensure independence and quality, until a new, Internet-based business model is found in this transitional phase."@en1
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