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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12661

19 February 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 32
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Media
Commission condemns Slovenian Prime Minister’s remarks to journalists, but will not intervene directly
Brussels, 18/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

When asked to respond to Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša’s criticism of journalists on Twitter, Commission spokespeople told the press room on Thursday 18 February that the EU and its president condemned insulting remarks towards journalists, “including in this case”.

Janša, whose country will hold the Presidency of the EU from July, accused the journalist Lili Bayer and her employer, the media company Politico, of lying. The Prime Minister was reacting to an article referring...

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