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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10284
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/hungary

Verhofstadt demands respect for press freedom

Brussels, 23/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - The head of the ALDE group at the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, is insisting that Hungary respects freedom of the press. This declaration follows the Hungarian Parliament's decision on Tuesday to introduce a new law increasing government control of the media, despite criticism made by organisations defending freedom of the press. On Thursday, Mr Verhofstadt declared, “the time of Pravda is over. This new law is unacceptable. Hungary must...

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