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MEDIA PLURALISM

European Initiative for Media Pluralism

At a time when media freedom is coming under attack in a growing number of European countries, the European Initiative for Media Pluralism promotes the idea that European institutions should safeguard the right to independent information as sanctioned by the European Charter on Fundamental Rights.

Sign the European Citizens' Initiative for Media Pluralism here!

Media pluralism

Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected

Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental rights

Media freedom is a pillar of our democracy, but it is increasingly under threat in our continent. The infamous example of Italy, in which media power and political power have coincided for twenty years, has become a successful model for others to follow. Viktor Orban in Hungary has made media manipulation and control a cornerstone of his semi-authoritarian politics. In advanced democracies such as France and the UK, media freedom is in danger, through the murky appointment of the President of France Télévisions to the Murdoch control of an increasing share of British media. In newer democracies, such as Bulgaria and Romania, freedom of expression is under threat by an increasing concentration of media power in the hands of a few politically-connected moguls.

Media freedom should not be taken for granted, but protected.

Successful first week of Citizens Initiative for ...

12/02/2013 - The Initiative, which aims to safeguard media freedom and pluralism, was signed by the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz.

Call for Expression of Interest: Integrated ...

07/01/2013 - We are looking for an integrated communication agency to lead the definition, design, and implementation of a comprehensive, online-and-offline, transnational communication ...

Launch of the first European Citizens’ ...

27/05/2012 - On May 31st we will launch the first European Citizens’ Initiative on media pluralism will be launched in the European Parliament

EU Transparency in the hands of Member States

10/04/2012 - European Alternatives joins this campaign on the right of access to EU documents in order to state its position about the transparency that European Institutions have to show ...

Launching a European Citizens' Initiative for ...

13/06/2011 - We are working for the construction of a Europe-wide coalition of organisations to launch a European Citizen's Initiative on media pluralism in Spring

CURRENTly silenced

01/06/2011 - We find ourselves dealing with the umpteenth blow struck against the freedom of the press in Europe: the Italian television channel ‘Current’ is set to be cancelled by Sky ...