Posted on 03/11/2014 11:01:17 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Verdi, a German trade union which triggered the only successful European Citizens’ Initiative so far, is throwing its weight behind a new project on press freedom.
With 2 million members, it could easily get the 1 million signatures the EU requires to lodge a citizens’ appeal. But the Lisbon Treaty also says the 1 million people must come from at least seven EU countries.
The purpose-built campaign for the new project, the European initiative for media pluralism, partly funded by two foundations—Open Society and Adessium—calls on the European Commission to consider a legislative proposal to fight media concentration and to protect journalists from attacks.
The campaign is targeting Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and the UK. …
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
Their media not commie enough as it is?
Appealing to the Commission is only going to encourage them to make the press more commie in nature.
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