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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10607

4 May 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 23
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) human rights
EU stresses importance of media and internet freedom

Brussels, 03/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - The EU high representative, Catherine Ashton, and the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, stated on Thursday 3 May - the World Press Freedom Day - how important media freedom is. Schulz said that press freedom is essential if all the other political freedoms are to be safeguarded. “Press freedom is never achieved once and for all. It is something that must be nourished and fought for every day”, he said. Ashton and Schulz paid...