Up until recently, freedom of press was considered as a self-evidence
in Europe. That is no longer the case, especially in several eastern
European countries, where journalists have come under severe political
pressure.
“Twenty years ago, if one would have said we have to protect freedom of press in Europe, that person would have been considered crazy. But today, we realise that freedom of press is on top of the political agenda again, here, in Europe. Suddenly we have to acknowledge that press freedom is under threat again,” Minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet (CDU) said on Wednesday (28 May).
Read more: Freedom of press in Europe no longer self-evident – EURACTIV.com
“Twenty years ago, if one would have said we have to protect freedom of press in Europe, that person would have been considered crazy. But today, we realise that freedom of press is on top of the political agenda again, here, in Europe. Suddenly we have to acknowledge that press freedom is under threat again,” Minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet (CDU) said on Wednesday (28 May).
Read more: Freedom of press in Europe no longer self-evident – EURACTIV.com
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