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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9994
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/italy

Parliament discusses freedom of press and media pluralism in light of Italian situation

Brussels, 08/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament devoted Thursday morning to freedom of expression and freedom of the press within the Union. There was a tense, sometimes heated debate between Silvio Berlusconi's adversaries and supporters, as well as between those arguing in favour of European legislative action and a commissioner who said the Commission's lack of action could be justified by the fact that it cannot interfere in national legal affairs. The debate, begun in a...

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