Brussels, 17/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Committee of ministers of the Council of Europe, which brings together 45 Member States, adopted on 12 February, a declaration on the freedom of political speech in the media, which reaffirms the right of the media to diffuse negative information and critical opinions on political figures and institutions, as well as civil servants. The text explains that funny or satirical genres allows for a greater degree of exaggeration and provocation on the...