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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	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100907.33.2-572"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-07-Speech-2-5732
lpv:speaker	lp:Iosif Matula2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2012-10-21)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2012-10-21)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"We all acknowledge that freedom of the press is one of the fundamental rights which a democratic society grants to citizens. We have also included freedom of expression among the democratic criteria which any Member State or future member of the EU needs to adopt, precisely to guarantee respect for press freedom. As I have stated on other occasions as well, I give my unreserved support to absolute freedom of the press. However, this freedom comes with the utmost responsibility for editorial teams to provide the public with correct information. As we are also debating today the case of countries in Eastern Europe, I am able to outline to you the situation in Romania. The large press organisations belong to the opposition or to businessmen who support the opposition. The most blatant example of this is the recent presidential election campaign when the candidate in office, Traian Băsescu, was attacked in the large majority of the press. This is continuing even now, on a daily basis. This situation is only acceptable if veracity is respected, as deliberate campaigns, media blackmail, defamation of image ..."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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