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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11513

17 March 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) turkey
Harms says freedom of press violations must not prevent EU negotiating with Ankara

Brussels, 16/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - After Turkish newspaper Zaman was put under state control, German MEP Rebecca Harms, who is co-leader of the European Parliament's Greens/EFA Group, took stock on Wednesday 16 March of the current state of press freedom in Turkey - where, in her view, a free and independent press “no longer exists” (see EUROPE 11506).

According to Joost Lagendijk, who until last week was a columnist for Zaman, this newspaper “is unfortunately only one example of...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEF